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Katharina and Katherine side by side: Katharina peaked in 1991 and Katherine in 1990; in 2025 they were given to 18 and 1,670 babies.

Katharina and Katherine, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Katharina and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025KatherineKatharina
Katharina and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025KatherineKatharina
Katharina and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880190519301955198020052025KatherineKatharina
Katharina and Katherine births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880193019802025KatherineKatharina

Girls and boys together; Katharina solid, Katherine dashed.

Katharina and Katherine compared
KatharinaKatherine
Births 2025181,670
Rank 2025#6,439 among girls’ names#186 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18802,121652,750
Peak year19911990
Girls100%99.7%
Alive, estimated1,830478,000
Median age3340

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

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