Katharine

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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

Katharine first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 947 babies (rank #262 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls (rank #4,812). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Katharine

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

41,215

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

947

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Katharine

Katharine Hepburnautobiographer · b. 1907
Katharine Rossfilm actor · b. 1943
Katharine Grahamart collector · b. 1917
Katharine McPheerecording artist · b. 1984
Katharine, Duchess of Kentphilanthropist · b. 1933

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	76	#172
1881	68	#182
1882	82	#175
1883	79	#191
1884	86	#203
1885	78	#223
1886	90	#210
1887	110	#191
1888	108	#223
1889	119	#211
1890	119	#226
1891	117	#224
1892	123	#238
1893	128	#233
1894	140	#224
1895	145	#229
1896	151	#225
1897	145	#228
1898	125	#270
1899	104	#287
1900	141	#273
1901	106	#294
1902	89	#334
1903	126	#278
1904	109	#309
1905	121	#306
1906	133	#288
1907	122	#316
1908	155	#283
1909	144	#299
1910	157	#307
1911	148	#326
1912	261	#279
1913	236	#309
1914	290	#307
1915	344	#319
1916	336	#334
1917	357	#330
1918	372	#334
1919	353	#341
1920	349	#351
1921	329	#370
1922	291	#382
1923	266	#409
1924	265	#429
1925	236	#453
1926	214	#473
1927	226	#465
1928	201	#483
1929	195	#484
1930	205	#469
1931	166	#502
1932	177	#496
1933	152	#514
1934	167	#500
1935	170	#484
1936	182	#475
1937	160	#523
1938	164	#529
1939	181	#496
1940	160	#544
1941	223	#469
1942	259	#462
1943	280	#445
1944	256	#454
1945	282	#424
1946	300	#447
1947	350	#437
1948	334	#435
1949	345	#423
1950	373	#415
1951	321	#466
1952	359	#454
1953	337	#463
1954	322	#493
1955	416	#440
1956	405	#457
1957	408	#469
1958	405	#474
1959	366	#511
1960	304	#562
1961	331	#543
1962	291	#578
1963	307	#558
1964	289	#584
1965	285	#567
1966	300	#544
1967	270	#582
1968	370	#504
1969	367	#509
1970	409	#491
1971	320	#558
1972	309	#539
1973	269	#587
1974	344	#505
1975	345	#517
1976	367	#494
1977	435	#455
1978	422	#468
1979	628	#361
1980	572	#397
1981	792	#306
1982	947	#262
1983	839	#281
1984	852	#284
1985	841	#293
1986	907	#275
1987	728	#337
1988	755	#328
1989	628	#393
1990	647	#401
1991	687	#375
1992	708	#362
1993	654	#390
1994	542	#467
1995	465	#520
1996	432	#541
1997	407	#572
1998	453	#548
1999	320	#710
2000	362	#669
2001	334	#728
2002	286	#810
2003	375	#697
2004	323	#790
2005	301	#842
2006	293	#906
2007	256	#1,032
2008	191	#1,305
2009	160	#1,460
2010	127	#1,671
2011	134	#1,615
2012	110	#1,844
2013	109	#1,857
2014	89	#2,147
2015	89	#2,145
2016	62	#2,784
2017	73	#2,475
2018	56	#2,946
2019	66	#2,638
2020	45	#3,427
2021	31	#4,453
2022	42	#3,677
2023	34	#4,236
2024	28	#4,812