The first name Käthe
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Käthe at birth, 1880–2025
In 2005, 5 girls born in the United States were named Käthe, the 17,818th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1951, when 56 were.
1,077
babies named Käthe since 1880
#17,818
rank in 2005
1951
peak year
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 Käthe
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Käthe LeichterAustrian writer (1895–1942)
- Käthe KruseDollmaker (1883-1968)
- Käthe GraseggerAlpine skier (1917–2001)
- Käthe DorschGerman actress (1890–1957)
- Käthe HaackGerman actress (1897-1986)
- Kathe KojaAmerican writer, born 1960
- Käthe GoldAustrian actress (1907-1997)
- Käthe SohnemannGerman gymnast, 1913–1997
- Käthe BraunGerman actress (1913-1994)
- Käthe Menzel-JordanGerman architect (1916–2026)
- Käthe PaulusGerman exhibition parachute jumper and inventor of first collapsable parachute (1868–1935)
- Käte KöhlerGerman diver, 1913–2001
Questions
- Is Käthe a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,077 US babies named Käthe since 1880 were girls.
- When was Käthe most popular?
- 1951 in the United States, when 56 babies were named Käthe, its highest rank at 1,246th.