How Many People Are Named Katharina?
An estimated 1,765 people in the United States have the first name Katharina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Katharina peaked in popularity in 1991 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katharina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Katharina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,765
About 1 in 194,195 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1991
58 births
Total Registered
2,102
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katharina
Katharina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,102 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katharina as a female name
Ranked #7,389 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (58 births)
Katharina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katharina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 451 babies were registered. Katharina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Katharina by Decade
How has Katharina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Katharina by State
Birth registrations for Katharina span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, New Jersey. On average, about 29 Katharinas were registered per state.
Katharina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Katharina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Katharina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katharina?
We estimate approximately 1,765 people named Katharina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 194,195 Americans share this first name.
Is Katharina a common name?
Katharina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,102 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katharina most popular?
Katharina reached peak popularity in 1991, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katharina is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katharina a female name?
Katharina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katharina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katharina Smith, Katharina Johnson, Katharina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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