Katherine

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Katherine, also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.

From Wikipedia

Katherine first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 943 babies (rank #26 that year). In 2024 it was given to 75 girls (rank #399). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Katherine

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Katherine yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

12,723
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
943
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991879#38
1992943#26
1993847#32
1994682#36
1995753#39
1996660#43
1997594#44
1998535#52
1999476#58
2000533#43
2001461#55
2002385#66
2003336#81
2004365#72
2005351#74
2006329#82
2007313#91
2008327#87
2009283#101
2010234#129
2011293#96
2012328#81
2013300#92
2014235#132
2015229#135
2016177#175
2017174#167
2018149#198
2019126#244
2020108#280
202189#360
202270#421
202373#402
202475#399