Katharine
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Katharine
This is the spelling that old-time film star Katharine Hepburn used, and it's still favored by fans wanting to reference her classic strength and beauty. But in general, it's losing ground to Katherine and even Ms. Hepburn's own favorite short form, Kate.
Katharine is also given to boys.
Pronounced KATH-rin; KATH-uh-reen.
As of October 2026, Katharine ranked #4935 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #172 in 1880.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,147 | 89 | 49.8 |
| 2015 | #2,145 | 89 | 49.9 |
| 2016 | #2,784 | 62 | 35 |
| 2017 | #2,475 | 73 | 42.3 |
| 2018 | #2,946 | 56 | 32.9 |
| 2019 | #2,638 | 66 | 39.3 |
| 2020 | #3,427 | 45 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | #4,453 | 31 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #3,677 | 42 | 25.6 |
| 2023 | #4,236 | 34 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | #4,812 | 28 | 17.3 |
| 2025 | #4,935 | 27 | 16.8 |
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Katharine on lists
Famous Katharines
- Saint Katharine Marie DrexelGirl
American philanthropist & nun
- Katharine Houghton HepburnGirl
American actress
- Katharine Meyer GrahamGirl
American owner of The Washington Post
- Katharine Hope McPheeGirl
American singer and actress
- Katharine CornellGirl
American actress and theater producer
- Katharine Isabelle (born Katherine Isobel Murray)Girl
actress
- Katharine Lucy Mary WorsleyGirl
Duchess of Kent, wife of Britain's Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
- Katharine Juliet RossGirl
American actress
- Katharine Jefferts SchoriGirl
Bishop of Episcopal Church
- Katharine Burr BlodgettGirl
American physicist and inventor
- Katharine HoughtonGirl
American actress, niece of Katharine Hepburn
- Katharine Julia "Poppy" HarlowGirl
American CNN anchor
- Katharine Bouchage WeymouthGirl
publisher of The Washington Post
Katharine in pop culture
- KatharineGirl
character in "Half,Magic"
- Katharine "Kittyleen" GarlandGirl
character in May's "Kittyleen"
- Katharine TulmanGirl
character in Cameron's "The Dark Unwinding"
- KatharineGirl
character in Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost"
- KatharineGirl
queen in Kendare Blake's trilogy "Three Dark Crowns"
- "Katharine Jaffray"Girl
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"