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Katharina

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Katharina: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Katharina: Recorded since 1962, it reached #203 in 1988, and it stood at #449 in 2022.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2011

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2011, ranging from #1666 to #5201.199619971998199920002001200220032005200620072008200920102011#1666#5201
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1997#1666
1998#3142
1999#2189
2000#2746
2001#3262
2002#2868
2003#4373
2005#3970
2006#3548
2007#5201
2008#2292
2009#3936
2010#4012
2011#4764

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 52 of the 61 years from 1962 to 2022.

In 2011: #513 among girls in Norway, #4764 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1962–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1962

    First recorded at #507 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1962–2022

    Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1962–2022).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #449 among girls in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1962 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #203 in Norway in 1988.

Katharina's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#40125HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#39365HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#229210HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#35485HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#27465HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#21897HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#166610HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4495HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5374HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5624HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5794HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5325HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5645HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4468HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#38111HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#31814HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5046HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#28316HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#3889HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#34911HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#38010HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#23721HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#30813HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#33112HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#23420HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#25917HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#20726HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#24520HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#23422HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#22823HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#24523HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#21927HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#24323HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#20330HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#30715HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#28117HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#24520HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#36812HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4139HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4279HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4408HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#27117HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#26617HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#23221HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#26717HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#29714HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#34911HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#28016HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#26916HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#29015HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#35610HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#35110HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#27015HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#30912HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4566HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#33810HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4645HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#5074HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4294HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#5083HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3964HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Katharina is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Katharina, between 1962 and 2022, in 53 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1962–202252#203 in 1988
Republic of Ireland1970–19763#396 in 1970
England and Wales1996–201115#1666 in 1997

Its high point came 27 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1970) than in England and Wales (1997).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 2017; it appears again in 2022.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1962 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #203 in Norway in 1988. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.