KATHERINE is ranked as the 137th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 468,847.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 147.04 people named KATHERINE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named KATHERINE is 489,032.
The SSA data also shows that KATHERINE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
KATHERINE is
79.4% White,
5.0% Hispanic origin,
11.5% Black,
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name KATHERINE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name KATHERINE is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Feminine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KATHERINE
The state with the most people named
KATHERINE is
California where
55,989 people have this name.
Vermont is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named KATHERINE, as
193.32 in every 100,000
Vermontians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Vermont is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name KATHERINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
18,906
146.78
99.8%
Indiana
8,314
126.03
99.4%
Iowa
4,341
139.71
99.4%
Kansas
3,544
122.05
98.9%
Michigan
16,991
171.45
99.8%
Minnesota
9,961
182.54
99.7%
Missouri
3,842
128.33
99.2%
Nebraska
2,529
134.44
98.6%
North Dakota
740
100.04
95.5%
Ohio
16,114
138.99
99.6%
South Dakota
875
102.61
95.8%
Wisconsin
9,485
164.74
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name KATHERINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,418
192.41
97.8%
Arizona
8,740
129.84
99.4%
California
55,989
144.29
99.9%
Colorado
9,704
181.19
99.6%
Hawaii
1,644
115.78
99.1%
Idaho
2,210
135.19
98.5%
Montana
1,600
156.34
98.1%
Nevada
3,412
120.17
99.1%
New Mexico
2,600
124.68
98.6%
Oregon
6,846
172.43
99.5%
Utah
3,362
114.25
98.9%
Washington
13,077
185.19
99.8%
Wyoming
699
119.72
96.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name KATHERINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
5,802
161.32
99.5%
Maine
1,813
136.32
98.0%
Massachusetts
8,344
123.7
99.4%
New Hampshire
1,785
134.51
98.1%
New Jersey
9,715
108.7
99.6%
New York
31,852
161.31
99.9%
Pennsylvania
14,930
116.76
99.6%
Rhode Island
1,413
133.89
98.4%
Vermont
1,211
193.32
98.7%
South States
State stats for the first name KATHERINE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KATHERINE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named KATHERINE.
The most popular full name is KATHERINE Smith.
0.84% of all the people named KATHERINE
have this family name.
There are 36822 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KATHERINE