Is Katharina a boy or girl name?
Katharina is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Katharina, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,102 US babies named Katharina were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,389
- Babies named Katharina since 1881
- 2,102
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 58 babies
Boys and girls named Katharina, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 157 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 269 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 451 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 350 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 214 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,389 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,290 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,093 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,059 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,746 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,185 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,942 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,173 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,286 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,657 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,101 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,037 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,607 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,508 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,508 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,877 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,023 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,771 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,862 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,987 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,955 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,895 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,484 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,347 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,041 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,492 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,822 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,756 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,484 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,250 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,256 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,111 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,765 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,570 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,162 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,893 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,917 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,378 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,424 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,479 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,666 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,940 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,351 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,176 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,734 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,243 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,485 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,703 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,623 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,665 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,155 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,475 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,105 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,348 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,276 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,643 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,561 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,581 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,234 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,884 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,775 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,814 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,916 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,773 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,986 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,217 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,404 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,190 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,972 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,607 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,552 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,966 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,316 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,747 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,861 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,757 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,401 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,856 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,187 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,981 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,932 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,617 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,397 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,020 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,801 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,214 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,084 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,689 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,181 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,330 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,317 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,590 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,218 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,272 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,150 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 10 | #869 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,088 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #944 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 7 | #876 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,091 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #871 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #974 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #787 |
Highest rank
Katharina has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #787 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Katharina
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.