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Catherine and Katherine side by side: Catherine peaked in 1956 and Katherine in 1990; in 2025 they were given to 972 and 1,670 babies.

Catherine and Katherine, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Catherine and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025KatherineCatherine
Catherine and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025KatherineCatherine
Catherine and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880190519301955198020052025KatherineCatherine
Catherine and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880193019802025KatherineCatherine

Girls and boys together; Catherine solid, Katherine dashed.

Catherine and Katherine compared
CatherineKatherine
Births 20259721,670
Rank 2025#314 among girls’ names#186 among girls’ names
Recorded since 1880669,611652,750
Peak year19561990
Girls99.7%99.7%
Alive, estimated376,000478,000
Median age5940

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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