Katherine

Katherine

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,266 babies (rank #48 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

10,638

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,266

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,266	#48
1997	1,077	#53
1998	1,001	#55
1999	839	#60
2000	734	#71
2001	659	#78
2002	624	#85
2003	577	#89
2004	509	#102
2005	440	#122
2006	409	#135
2007	346	#158
2008	317	#170
2009	306	#170
2010	232	#219
2011	307	#169
2012	236	#213
2013	218	#231
2014	182	#265
2015	187	#266
2016	172	#290

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

1,266

#48

1997

1,077

#53

1998

1,001

#55

1999

839

#60

2000

734

#71

2001

659

#78

2002

624

#85

2003

577

#89

2004

509

#102

2005

440

#122

2006

409

#135

2007

346

#158

2008

317

#170

2009

306

#170

2010

232

#219

2011

307

#169

2012

236

#213

2013

218

#231

2014

182

#265

2015

187

#266

2016

172

#290

Meaning

Numerology of Katherine

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Katherine

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Year-by-Year Detail