How Many People Are Named Katherin?
An estimated 3,048 people in the United States have the first name Katherin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Katherin peaked in popularity in 1989 with 277 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katherin 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 Katherin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,048
About 1 in 112,452 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1989
277 births
Total Registered
3,595
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katherin
Katherin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,595 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katherin as a female name
Ranked #4,320 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (277 births)
Katherin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katherin span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 720 babies were registered. Katherin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Katherin by Decade
How has Katherin 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.
Katherin by State
Birth registrations for Katherin span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Michigan, Kentucky, Maryland. On average, about 122 Katherins were registered per state.
Katherin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Katherin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Katherin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katherin?
We estimate approximately 3,048 people named Katherin 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 112,452 Americans share this first name.
Is Katherin a common name?
Katherin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,595 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katherin most popular?
Katherin reached peak popularity in 1989, when 277 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katherin is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katherin a female name?
Katherin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katherin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katherin Smith, Katherin Johnson, Katherin 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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