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 1996 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 152 babies (rank #258 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,102

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

152

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

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	144	#263
1997	152	#258
1998	114	#318
1999	108	#316
2000	96	#351
2001	63	#483
2002	76	#426
2003	50	#590
2004	54	#578
2005	35	#818
2006	35	#863
2007	31	#974
2008	41	#825
2009	19	#1,491
2010	26	#1,235
2011	17	#1,702
2012	11	#2,426
2013	10	#2,559
2014	13	#2,134
2016	7	#3,419