Girls' name · since 1985
Catelin
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 370 babies named Catelin, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 370
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
370 girls have been named Catelin since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Catelin recorded 370 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2015.
- #14,164 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 370 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catelin ranks #14,164 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 370 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 370
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Catelin's 370 recorded births place it above 80.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Catelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Catelin splits its recorded history at 2000: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Catelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2015
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Catelin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (154 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Catelin's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Catelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 154 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Catelin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Catelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1985–2015 (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 Catelin 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.