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

Katherine and Catherine, year by year

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

Girls and boys together; Katherine solid, Catherine dashed.

Katherine and Catherine compared
KatherineCatherine
Births 20251,670972
Rank 2025#186 among girls’ names#314 among girls’ names
Recorded since 1880652,750669,611
Peak year19901956
Girls99.7%99.7%
Alive, estimated478,000376,000
Median age4059

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

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