Is Katharine a boy or girl name?
Katharine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Katharine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 41,215 US babies named Katharine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,812
- Babies named Katharine since 1880
- 41,215
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 947 babies
Boys and girls named Katharine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 896 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,297 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,246 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,854 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,572 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,724 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,789 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,712 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,114 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,848 | 100% |
| 1980s | 11 | 7,861 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,315 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,881 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 915 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,812 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,236 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,677 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,453 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,427 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,946 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,475 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,784 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,145 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,147 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,857 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,844 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,615 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,671 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,460 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,032 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 293 | #906 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 301 | #842 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 323 | #790 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 375 | #697 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 286 | #810 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 334 | #728 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 362 | #669 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 320 | #710 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 453 | #548 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 407 | #572 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 432 | #541 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 465 | #520 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 542 | #467 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 654 | #390 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 708 | #362 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 687 | #375 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 647 | #401 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 628 | #393 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 755 | #328 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 728 | #337 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 907 | #275 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,077 | 841 | #293 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,978 | 852 | #284 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 839 | #281 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 947 | #262 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 792 | #306 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 572 | #397 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 628 | #361 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 422 | #468 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 435 | #455 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 367 | #494 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 345 | #517 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 344 | #505 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 269 | #587 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 309 | #539 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 320 | #558 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 409 | #491 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 367 | #509 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 370 | #504 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 270 | #582 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 300 | #544 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 285 | #567 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 289 | #584 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 307 | #558 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 291 | #578 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 331 | #543 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 304 | #562 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 366 | #511 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 405 | #474 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 408 | #469 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 405 | #457 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 416 | #440 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 322 | #493 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 337 | #463 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 359 | #454 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 321 | #466 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 373 | #415 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 345 | #423 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 334 | #435 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 350 | #437 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 300 | #447 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 282 | #424 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 256 | #454 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 280 | #445 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 259 | #462 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 223 | #469 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 160 | #544 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 181 | #496 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 164 | #529 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 160 | #523 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 182 | #475 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 170 | #484 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 167 | #500 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 152 | #514 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 177 | #496 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 166 | #502 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 205 | #469 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 195 | #484 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 201 | #483 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 226 | #465 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 214 | #473 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 236 | #453 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 265 | #429 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 266 | #409 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 291 | #382 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 329 | #370 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 349 | #351 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 353 | #341 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 372 | #334 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 357 | #330 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 336 | #334 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 344 | #319 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 290 | #307 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 236 | #309 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 261 | #279 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 148 | #326 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 157 | #307 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 144 | #299 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 155 | #283 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 122 | #316 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 133 | #288 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 121 | #306 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 109 | #309 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 126 | #278 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 89 | #334 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 106 | #294 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 141 | #273 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 104 | #287 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 125 | #270 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 145 | #228 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 151 | #225 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 145 | #229 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 140 | #224 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 128 | #233 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 123 | #238 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 117 | #224 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 119 | #226 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 119 | #211 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 108 | #223 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 110 | #191 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 90 | #210 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 78 | #223 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 86 | #203 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 79 | #191 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 82 | #175 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 68 | #182 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 76 | #172 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Katharine reached #5,978 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #172 in 1880. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Katharine
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.