How Many People Are Named Kathrine?
An estimated 10,547 people in the United States have the first name Kathrine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Kathrine peaked in popularity in 1956 with 275 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kathrine 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 Kathrine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,547
About 1 in 32,498 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1956
275 births
Total Registered
15,760
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kathrine
Kathrine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,760 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kathrine as a female name
Ranked #5,861 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (275 births)
Kathrine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kathrine span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,288 babies were registered. Kathrine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kathrine by Decade
How has Kathrine 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.
Kathrine by State
Birth registrations for Kathrine span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Idaho, New Mexico. On average, about 234 Kathrines were registered per state.
Kathrine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kathrine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kathrine
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kathrine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kathrine?
We estimate approximately 10,547 people named Kathrine 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 32,498 Americans share this first name.
Is Kathrine a common name?
Kathrine is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,760 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kathrine most popular?
Kathrine reached peak popularity in 1956, when 275 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kathrine is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kathrine a female name?
Kathrine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kathrine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kathrine Smith, Kathrine Johnson, Kathrine 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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