Over the past 110 years, 611 434 girls and 216 boys have been named Katherine. The name Katherine ranks 40th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Katherine in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Katherine came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.