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Is Katherine a Male or Female Name?

Katherine is a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Katherine globally is 0.2% males and 99.8% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Nigeria with 1.7% and the country with the highest female ratio is Australia with 100.0%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Katherine in percentages: Globally: 0.2% males, 99.8% females, United States: 0.1% males, 99.9% females, Colombia: 0.5% males, 99.5% females, United Kingdom: 0.2% males, 99.8% females, Chile: 0.2% males, 99.8% females, Peru: 0.4% males, 99.6% females, Canada: 0.1% males, 99.9% females, Philippines: 0.2% males, 99.8% females, Australia: 0.0% males, 100.0% females, Costa Rica: 0.3% males, 99.7% females, Ecuador: 0.1% males, 99.9% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Katherine are 18-24 years old, making up 39.4% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 45-54.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Katherine in each age group: 18-24: 39.4%, 25-34: 14.6%, 35-44: 10.5%, 45-54: 6.8%, 55-64: 8.7%, 65+: 19.9%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Katherine is Chile with 0.2351% of the population. Following is Ecuador and Dominican Republic.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Katherine measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Katherine year over year: 1956: 0.0248‰, 1957: 0.0181‰, 1958: 0.0167‰, 1959: 0.0196‰, 1960: 0.0128‰, 1961: 0.0144‰, 1962: 0.0123‰, 1963: 0.0129‰, 1964: 0.0097‰, 1965: 0.0094‰, 1966: 0.0078‰, 1967: 0.0087‰, 1968: 0.0083‰, 1969: 0.0081‰, 1970: 0.0081‰, 1971: 0.0072‰, 1972: 0.0075‰, 1973: 0.0064‰, 1974: 0.0059‰, 1975: 0.0068‰, 1976: 0.0069‰, 1977: 0.0087‰, 1978: 0.0091‰, 1979: 0.0096‰, 1980: 0.0073‰, 1981: 0.0097‰, 1982: 0.0095‰, 1983: 0.0108‰, 1984: 0.0114‰, 1985: 0.0101‰, 1986: 0.0112‰, 1987: 0.0125‰, 1988: 0.0153‰, 1989: 0.0195‰, 1990: 0.0154‰, 1991: 0.0157‰, 1992: 0.0156‰, 1993: 0.0148‰, 1994: 0.0173‰, 1995: 0.0199‰, 1996: 0.021‰, 1997: 0.0212‰, 1998: 0.0231‰, 1999: 0.0308‰, 2000: 0.0393‰, 2001: 0.109‰

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