Girls' name · since 1972
Cateena
19 babies named Cateena in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #46,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
19 girls have been named Cateena since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cateena has been recorded 19 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1973.
- #46,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cateena ranks #46,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #46,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cateena's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cateena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cateena's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cateena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1973
- Peak year (1972)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Cateena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Cateena's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Cateena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cateena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1972–1973 (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 Cateena 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.