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Girl name

Kathe

100% girls · last recorded 2005

Kathe has been given to about 1,077 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1951, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 886
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kathe per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1951 · 56
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,077

How popular is Kathe?

Its best year was 1951, when 56 babies were given the name, ranking 1246th. The typical living American called Kathe is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Kathe

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kate0.79
  2. Kathie0.77
  3. Katie0.74
  4. Cathie0.73
  5. Kattie0.71
  6. Kathy0.68
  7. Kathi0.68
  8. Cathy0.64

Middle names for Kathe

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kathe Noelle0.83
  2. Kathe Catherine0.80
  3. Kathe Frances0.80
  4. Kathe Belle0.80
  5. Kathe Josephine0.80
  6. Kathe Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Kathe

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.73
  2. Gwensister · 0.70
  3. Gwendolynsister · 0.68
  4. Dannybrother · 0.66
  5. Brucebrother · 0.66
  6. Tommybrother · 0.64

Where Kathe is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kathe Wilson0.75
    2. Kathe Williams0.75
    3. Kathe Walker0.75
    4. Kathe Turner0.75
    5. Kathe Torres0.75
    6. Kathe Thompson0.75

    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 Kathe

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. Norway1945–2025

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