Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Katherine
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1990
Peak era
1990
Peak births
11,625
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Katherine
How many people are named Katherine?
An estimated 444,189 living Americans are named Katherine.
How rare is Katherine?
Katherine is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,670 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.6% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Katherine?
The median age of a living American named Katherine is approximately 38 years, with most bearers falling between 27 and 53 years old.
Is Katherine still popular?
Somewhat. Katherine has been declining since its 1990 peak and registered 1,670 births in 2025.
Where is Katherine most common?
Katherine has its strongest geographic signal in Alaska, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
85.6%
2025
1,670
All-time
650,926
Where it lives now
Katherine is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 3.3× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Katherine is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.