NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Katherine Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Katherine: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 1,824 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
1,824
Peak year
1989 #1086
Years on the list
108
10-year trend
-12.5%

In the 1980s · Most used in DC in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2015

YearBirthsRank
199813#5033
19997#8304
200013#5447
200114#5281
200212#5906
200310#6995
200432#3115
200514#5737
20066#11360
20077#10349
20086#11840
20095#13504
20115#13352
20147#10198
20159#8387

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1989

DC
52
CA
9

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