Boys' name · since 2003
Catcher
Catcher has 151 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
151 boys have been named Catcher since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catcher has been recorded 151 times among boys since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2016.
- #14,688 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 151 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catcher ranks #14,688 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Catcher's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Catcher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Catcher's full recorded timeline at 2009, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Catcher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2016
- Peak year (2005)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Catcher by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Catcher's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Catcher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (66% of all-time use).
Catcher by state
Where Catcher concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 151 births nationwide.
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- Catcher's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2010s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Catchers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Catcher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2003–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Catcher 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 August 2026.