Total births
18
Boys' name · since 2007
Catch
18 babies named Catch in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 2007–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
Catch sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 2007.
Catch has 18 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2014.
- 18 total births
- 2007–2014 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 boys have been named Catch since 2007, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.
- 18
- total births
- 2007–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Catch was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
7 babies were named Catch in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Catch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Catch's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Catch at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Catch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2014
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Catch by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Catch's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Catch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Catch? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 18 babies named Catch. The most recent recorded year was 2014. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 7 births.
When was Catch most popular? ▼
Catch was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Catch been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Catch since 2007 -- 8 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Catch? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Catarino, Cato, Catlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Catch's data
- Catch's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Catch
Nearby Names Like Catch
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Catch
Catherine Boy
1,822 births
Catarino Boy
#7281 1,690 births
Cato Boy
#3047 675 births
Catlin Boy
446 births
Cathy Boy
343 births
Compare Catch side by side: Catch vs Catherine Catch vs Catarino Catch vs Cato
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Catch: Baby Name Since 2007 - 18 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/catch. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Catch draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.