Spellings
Katherine or Catherine?
In the US in 2025, 54% of babies in this name family were spelled Katherine and 31% Catherine. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Katherine54% of the family1,670 born in 2025#186 among girls−52% since 2015Catherine31% of the family972 born in 2025#313 among girls−46% since 2015Kathryn12% of the family381 born in 2025#729 among girls−63% since 2015Katheryn1% of the family45 born in 2025#3,389 among girls−49% since 2015Katharine1% of the family27 born in 2025#4,878 among girls−70% since 2015
Ten years ago
Katherine already led in 2015, with 53% of the family's births; it has 54% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 6,459 to 3,095 births (−52%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine | 3,454 | 1,670 | −52% |
| Catherine | 1,807 | 972 | −46% |
| Kathryn | 1,021 | 381 | −63% |
| Katheryn | 88 | 45 | −49% |
| Katharine | 89 | 27 | −70% |
How they sound
- Katherine /ˈkæθərɪn/ (KATH-uh-rin)
- Catherine /ˈkæθərɪn/ (KATH-uh-rin)
- Kathryn /ˈkæθrɪn/ (KATH-rin)
- Katheryn /ˈkæθrɪn/ (KATH-rin)
- Katharine /ˈkæθrɪn/ (KATH-rin)
In France
In France in 2025: Catherine 30 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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