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Girl name

Katharina

/kæθɛˈɹinə/ · 100% girls · 18 born in 2025

Katharina has been given to about 2,121 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation/kæθɛˈɹinə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,856
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Katharina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 58
  • Born in 202518
  • All time2,121

How popular is Katharina?

Its best year was 1991, when 58 babies were given the name, ranking 2256th. The typical living American called Katharina is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Katharina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Katarina0.92
  2. Katalina0.83
  3. Catalina0.81
  4. Katrina0.80
  5. Katerina0.80
  6. Katharine0.78
  7. Catrina0.77
  8. Catharine0.76

Middle names for Katharina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Katharina Noelle0.79
  2. Katharina Belle0.79
  3. Katharina Rose0.77
  4. Katharina Louise0.77
  5. Katharina June0.76
  6. Katharina Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Katharina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  2. Daliasister · 0.83
  3. Aracelisister · 0.83
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.83
  5. Noemisister · 0.82
  6. Vicentebrother · 0.82

Where Katharina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Katharina White0.72
    2. Katharina Reyes0.72
    3. Katharina Nguyen0.72
    4. Katharina Moore0.72
    5. Katharina Lee0.72
    6. Katharina Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Katharina

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.