Recorded 1991–2013 Girls' name Peak 2003 171 births

Caterin — girls' name

171 babies named Caterin in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s482000s1162010s7
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Caterin was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

18 babies were named Caterin in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caterin

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Caterin between 1991 and 2013, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caterin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caterin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caterin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Caterin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caterin 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 171 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.

Caterin at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

171

Since 1991

23 years of records

Peak year

2003

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1991

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2013

Caterin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1991

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2003)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 201320072005200320011999199619941991 6

Caterin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
116 births that decade — 68% of Caterin's all-time total
1990s482000s1162010s7

Caterin by state

Where Caterin concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Caterin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 7.0%
#2 Texas
6 3.5%
California share of Caterin's total US births 7.0%
Even split

12 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caterin?
171 babies have been named Caterin since 1991. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2003 with 18 births.
When was Caterin most popular?
Caterin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Caterin most popular?
The top states for the name Caterin are California (12 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Caterin been used?
Caterin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 23 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Caterin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1991–2013 (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.