Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Katherine

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Katherine
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

11,627

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

85%

2024

1,740

All-time

649,238

Katherine is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 11,627 girls were named Katherine.

In 2024, only 1,740 girls were given the name.

Down 85% from its peak.

All told, about 649,238 Americans have been named Katherine and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

199011,627 girls named Katherine

20241,740 girls named Katherine

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