The baby name Katherine appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1989 with 14,341 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Katherine has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 2,359 |
| 1911 | 2,505 |
| 1912 | 3,261 |
| 1913 | 3,492 |
| 1914 | 4,659 |
| 1915 | 5,749 |
| 1916 | 6,172 |
| 1917 | 6,371 |
| 1918 | 6,705 |
| 1919 | 6,110 |
| 1920 | 6,580 |
| 1921 | 6,364 |
| 1922 | 5,499 |
| 1923 | 5,701 |
| 1924 | 5,935 |
| 1925 | 5,888 |
| 1926 | 5,486 |
| 1927 | 5,446 |
| 1928 | 5,093 |
| 1929 | 4,414 |
| 1930 | 4,502 |
| 1931 | 3,594 |
| 1932 | 3,624 |
| 1933 | 3,223 |
| 1934 | 3,068 |
| 1935 | 3,199 |
| 1936 | 3,026 |
| 1937 | 3,126 |
| 1938 | 3,203 |
| 1939 | 2,847 |
| 1940 | 3,173 |
| 1941 | 3,308 |
| 1942 | 3,617 |
| 1943 | 4,398 |
| 1944 | 3,841 |
| 1945 | 3,638 |
| 1946 | 4,525 |
| 1947 | 5,558 |
| 1948 | 5,883 |
| 1949 | 6,894 |
| 1950 | 7,306 |
| 1951 | 8,538 |
| 1952 | 8,633 |
| 1953 | 8,216 |
| 1954 | 7,965 |
| 1955 | 8,415 |
| 1956 | 8,480 |
| 1957 | 8,256 |
| 1958 | 7,902 |
| 1959 | 7,592 |
| 1960 | 7,351 |
| 1961 | 7,120 |
| 1962 | 5,924 |
| 1963 | 5,446 |
| 1964 | 5,645 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1965 | 5,237 |
| 1966 | 5,068 |
| 1967 | 5,269 |
| 1968 | 5,567 |
| 1969 | 6,064 |
| 1970 | 6,482 |
| 1971 | 6,126 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 5,222 |
| 1973 | 5,068 |
| 1974 | 5,190 |
| 1975 | 5,584 |
| 1976 | 5,900 |
| 1977 | 7,395 |
| 1978 | 8,268 |
| 1979 | 9,093 |
| 1979 | 9 |
| 1980 | 9,449 |
| 1981 | 9,685 |
| 1982 | 10,328 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 10,846 |
| 1984 | 11,564 |
| 1985 | 11,726 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 12,963 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 13,122 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 13,795 |
| 1989 | 14,341 |
| 1989 | 52 |
| 1990 | 12,579 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 14,287 |
| 1992 | 12,076 |
| 1993 | 11,378 |
| 1994 | 10,855 |
| 1995 | 9,873 |
| 1996 | 9,787 |
| 1997 | 9,561 |
| 1998 | 9,979 |
| 1999 | 8,178 |
| 2000 | 8,727 |
| 2001 | 7,871 |
| 2002 | 7,129 |
| 2003 | 7,057 |
| 2004 | 8,234 |
| 2004 | 40 |
| 2005 | 7,924 |
| 2006 | 7,346 |
| 2007 | 7,010 |
| 2008 | 5,959 |
| 2009 | 4,494 |
| 2010 | 3,890 |
| 2011 | 4,692 |
| 2012 | 4,332 |
| 2013 | 3,716 |
| 2014 | 3,708 |
| 2015 | 3,787 |
| 2016 | 3,959 |
| 2017 | 3,365 |
| 2018 | 2,943 |
| 2019 | 2,617 |
| 2020 | 2,012 |
| 2021 | 2,027 |
| 2022 | 2,044 |
| 2023 | 1,992 |
| 2024 | 2,026 |