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Katherine Persistent • Philosophical • Lively
Katherine Persistent • Philosophical • Lively
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It Has Appeared In Many Literary Works And TV Shows, As Well As Its Variation Catherine.
Some nicknames include Kate, Katie, Kat or Kitty.
Katherine Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
0.28%
Male
99.72%
Female
Katherine is predominantly a girls name, with 99.72% of Katherines being girls, and 0.28% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 1823 males named Katherine, and 645198 females given the name
Popularity of Katherine by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Katherine in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Katherine: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2026
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Katherine' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Katherine in the USA from 1880-2026. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Katherine's average ranking is 4545.5, with it's highest ever rank being #. Katherine has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.
Katherine has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 647021 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Katherine gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1904, when it's usage went up by 207.77%. During this year, 11 babies were named Katherine, which was 0.0028% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.003%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Katherine.
Popular 'K' Names for Boys
| Name | 'K-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | 1. | 143. | 4526 | 0.125% |
| Kayden | 2. | 165. | 3987 | 0.11% |
| Kingston | 3. | 226. | 3109 | 0.086% |
| Kaiden | 4. | 251. | 2870 | 0.079% |
| Kai | 5. | 252. | 2862 | 0.079% |
| King | 6. | 272. | 2642 | 0.073% |
| Kaleb | 7. | 312. | 2245 | 0.062% |
| Karter | 8. | 329. | 2114 | 0.058% |
| Kyle | 9. | 350. | 2018 | 0.056% |
| Kaden | 10. | 351. | 2017 | 0.056% |
| Kenneth | 11. | 375. | 1901 | 0.053% |
| Knox | 12. | 456. | 1527 | 0.042% |
| Kameron | 13. | 471. | 1436 | 0.04% |
| Killian | 14. | 495. | 1376 | 0.038% |
| Keegan | 15. | 525. | 1282 | 0.035% |
| Kyrie | 16. | 534. | 1256 | 0.035% |
| Kyler | 17. | 567. | 1176 | 0.033% |
| Karson | 18. | 610. | 1097 | 0.03% |
| Kash | 19. | 725. | 898 | 0.025% |
| Kason | 20. | 744. | 873 | 0.024% |