girl's name
Katherina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,039
Ireland
#515
1996 births
Katherina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 46 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1889.
Katherina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 50 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 47 |
| 1920s | 45 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| 1940s | 27 |
| 1950s | 123 |
| 1960s | 235 |
| 1970s | 186 |
| 1980s | 200 |
| 1990s | 309 |
| 2000s | 174 |
| 2010s | 147 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 108 |
How popular is Katherina?
In 2025, Katherina was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Katherina 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 Katherina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Katherina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katherina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Katherina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katherina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Katherina
How popular is the name Katherina?
In 2025, Katherina was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Katherina a girl's or a boy's name?
Katherina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Katherina most popular?
Katherina peaked in 1991, when 46 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Katherina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Katherina currently ranks #6,064 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.