The first name Katharina
A girl’s name.
4 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Katharina last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 10 births (#1,666).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Katharina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Katharina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 18 girls born in the United States were named Katharina, the 6,440th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 58 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Katharina
58 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Katharina LiensbergerAustrian female alpine skier, born 1997
- Katharina SchmidGerman female ski jumper (born 1996)
- Katharina MolitorGerman javelin thrower, born 1983
- Katharina GallhuberAustrian alpine skier, born 1997
- Katharina SchrattAustrian stage actress (1853–1940)
- Katharina HennigGerman cross-country skier, born 1996
- Katharina HuberAustrian alpine skier, born 1995
- Katharina TruppeAustrian alpine skier, born 1996
- Katharina SchüttlerGerman actress, born 1979
- Katharina NaschenwengAssociation football player, born 1997
- Katharina ThalbachGerman actress and director (born 1954)
- Katharina WagnerGerman opera director, born 1978
Questions
- How popular is the name Katharina?
- In 2011, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Katharina, ranking 4,764th. Its peak was 1997, with 10 births.
- Is Katharina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,121 US babies named Katharina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Katharina most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 58 babies were named Katharina, its highest rank at 2,256th.