Cathrine vs Catherine

Side-by-side comparison of Cathrine and Catherine — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cathrine

Girl name

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Name B

Catherine

Girl name · Rank #320

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Metric Cathrine Catherine
Current Rank Unranked #320
Total Births (all years) 7,715 666,802
Peak Year 1956 1956
Peak Year Births 178 12,057
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cathrine Catherine
1880ss 162 8,915
1890ss 207 14,502
1900ss 240 22,007
1910ss 639 65,823
1920ss 840 78,881
1930ss 518 50,026
1940ss 597 62,086
1950ss 1,413 108,837
1960ss 1,155 76,787
1970ss 635 43,864
1980ss 507 42,435
1990ss 431 40,759
2000ss 295 29,701
2010ss 76 17,151
2020ss — 5,028

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cathrine Catherine
2014 9 1,944
2015 8 1,807
2016 — 1,668
2017 9 1,584
2018 — 1,506
2019 5 1,312
2020 — 1,155
2021 — 1,004
2022 — 981
2023 — 933
2024 — 955

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2019.

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