Girls name
Katherine
Katherine is a girls' name given to 622,031 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1990 with 11,625 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in District of Columbia in 2006.
Which states favor Katherine
Katherine by state
Top states by all-time births named Katherine. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 60,687 | #207 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 50,308 | #225 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 39,260 | #139 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 32,014 | #189 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 27,294 | #187 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 26,951 | #258 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 23,365 | #297 (2025) |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 20,920 | #156 (2025) |
| 9 | Virginia | 20,267 | #155 (2025) |
| 10 | Florida | 20,119 | #172 (2025) |
| 11 | New Jersey | 19,312 | #216 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 17,386 | #124 (2025) |
| 13 | Georgia | 17,225 | #171 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 14,828 | #182 (2025) |
| 15 | Tennessee | 14,803 | #144 (2025) |
| 16 | Minnesota | 13,524 | #295 (2025) |
| 17 | Indiana | 13,101 | #196 (2025) |
| 18 | Maryland | 12,761 | #238 (2025) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 12,568 | #284 (2025) |
| 20 | Washington | 11,235 | #182 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).