girl's name
Katherin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,641
Katherin is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1989, when 277 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1892.
Katherin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 65 |
| 1920s | 118 |
| 1930s | 102 |
| 1940s | 133 |
| 1950s | 237 |
| 1960s | 218 |
| 1970s | 233 |
| 1980s | 577 |
| 1990s | 496 |
| 2000s | 720 |
| 2010s | 490 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 225 |
How popular is Katherin?
In 2025, Katherin was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Katherin is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Katherin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Katherin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katherin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Katherin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katherin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Katherin
How popular is the name Katherin?
In 2025, Katherin was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Katherin a girl's or a boy's name?
Katherin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Katherin most popular?
Katherin peaked in 1989, when 277 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Katherin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Katherin currently ranks #4,245 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.