Katherine
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Katherine: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Katherine: Recorded every year since 1955, it reached #24 in 1982, and it stood at #608 in 2025.
Falling
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #48 |
| 1997 | #53 |
| 1998 | #55 |
| 1999 | #60 |
| 2000 | #71 |
| 2001 | #78 |
| 2002 | #85 |
| 2003 | #89 |
| 2004 | #102 |
| 2005 | #122 |
| 2006 | #135 |
| 2007 | #158 |
| 2008 | #169 |
| 2009 | #169 |
| 2010 | #218 |
| 2011 | #169 |
| 2012 | #213 |
| 2013 | #230 |
| 2014 | #265 |
| 2015 | #263 |
| 2016 | #290 |
| 2017 | #369 |
| 2018 | #392 |
| 2019 | #485 |
| 2020 | #545 |
| 2021 | #478 |
| 2022 | #559 |
| 2023 | #592 |
| 2024 | #594 |
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 Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.
In 2024: #288 among girls in Northern Ireland, #476 among girls in Scotland, #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #594 among girls in England and Wales.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1955–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #100 among girls in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2000
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1956–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in New South Wales, Australia in 1982.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #594 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #592 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #559 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #478 | 88 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #545 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #485 | 85 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #392 | 113 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #369 | 126 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #290 | 172 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #263 | 187 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #265 | 182 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #230 | 218 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #213 | 236 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #169 | 307 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #218 | 232 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #169 | 306 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #169 | 317 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #158 | 346 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #135 | 409 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #122 | 440 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #102 | 509 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #89 | 577 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #85 | 624 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #78 | 659 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #71 | 734 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #60 | 839 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #55 | 1,001 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #53 | 1,077 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #48 | 1,266 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #81 | 96 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #87 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1997 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #88 | 89 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #71 | 109 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1995 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #88 | 102 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1994 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #81 | 116 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1993 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #61 | 135 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1992 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #43 | 169 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1991 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #38 | 182 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1990 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #37 | 185 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1989 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 219 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1988 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 239 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1987 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 217 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1986 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 223 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #25 | 274 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 264 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1983 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #30 | 235 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #24 | 272 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1981 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #33 | 241 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1980 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 249 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #32 | 228 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #30 | 238 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #32 | 227 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #38 | 201 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #45 | 194 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #45 | 219 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #45 | 215 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #46 | 231 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #49 | 228 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #48 | 199 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #57 | 169 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #59 | 160 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #62 | 148 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #57 | 144 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #57 | 158 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #66 | 118 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #66 | 135 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #69 | 137 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #63 | 161 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #78 | 111 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #85 | 99 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #90 | 89 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #93 | 75 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #91 | 77 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New Zealand | female | #76 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | New Zealand | female | #85 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | New Zealand | female | #60 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | New Zealand | female | #69 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | New Zealand | female | #79 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | New Zealand | female | #69 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | New Zealand | female | #65 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | New Zealand | female | #64 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | New Zealand | female | #64 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | New Zealand | female | #45 | 118 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | New Zealand | female | #40 | 116 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | New Zealand | female | #46 | 111 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | New Zealand | female | #57 | 89 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | New Zealand | female | #42 | 107 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | New Zealand | female | #37 | 115 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | New Zealand | female | #32 | 126 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | New Zealand | female | #51 | 91 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | New Zealand | female | #34 | 117 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | female | #36 | 114 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | female | #45 | 103 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | New Zealand | female | #41 | 112 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | New Zealand | female | #36 | 114 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | female | #40 | 117 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | female | #54 | 105 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | female | #52 | 112 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | female | #50 | 128 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | female | #52 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | female | #57 | 114 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | female | #80 | 85 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #55 | 119 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | female | #68 | 101 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | New Zealand | female | #68 | 102 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | female | #60 | 105 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | female | #71 | 90 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | New Zealand | female | #91 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | New Zealand | female | #70 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | New Zealand | female | #93 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | New Zealand | female | #76 | 107 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | New Zealand | female | #97 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | female | #94 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | female | #100 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | female | #288 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | female | #266 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | female | #350 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | female | #333 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | female | #195 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | female | #355 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | female | #353 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | female | #209 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | female | #156 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | female | #167 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #203 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #168 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #194 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | female | #174 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #157 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #139 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #170 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | female | #169 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #90 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #98 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #96 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #106 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #119 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #86 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #56 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #57 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #334 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #614 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #388 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #535 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #659 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #555 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #567 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #624 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #573 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #334 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #444 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | female | #523 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #439 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #323 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #543 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #585 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #419 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #578 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #396 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #558 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #509 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #369 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #558 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | female | #606 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | Norway | female | #508 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #608 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #556 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #856 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #747 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #517 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #544 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #621 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #411 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #289 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #316 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #316 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #353 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #286 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #337 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #285 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #319 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #263 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #237 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #222 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #197 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #155 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #140 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #150 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #153 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #142 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #112 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #233 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #152 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #148 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #119 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #119 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #121 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #130 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #107 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #120 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #126 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #104 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #108 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #110 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #119 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #87 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #125 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #102 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #96 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #113 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #113 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #113 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #120 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #119 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #133 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #153 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #120 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #125 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #132 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #99 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #116 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #105 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #104 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #83 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #78 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #71 | 91 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | female | #77 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | female | #476 | 6 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
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 7 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in New South Wales, Australia in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.