Recorded 1965–1991 Girls' name Peak 1982 111 births

Cahterine — girls' name

111 babies named Cahterine in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s211980s621990s13
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Cahterine was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cahterine in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cahterine

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Cahterine between 1965 and 1991, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cahterine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cahterine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cahterine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cahterine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 111 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cahterine at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

111

Since 1965

27 years of records

Peak year

1982

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1965

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1991

Cahterine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1965

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1982)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 199119881986198319811974197219671965 5

Cahterine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
62 births that decade — 56% of Cahterine's all-time total
1960s151970s211980s621990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cahterine?
111 babies have been named Cahterine since 1965. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1982 with 13 births.
When was Cahterine most popular?
Cahterine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Cahterine been used?
Cahterine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 27 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Cahterine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cahlani, Cahira, Cahlia, Cahya, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.