Girls' name · since 1991
Caterin
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 171 babies named Caterin, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Caterin since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Caterin has 171 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1991 to 2013.
- #21,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caterin ranks #21,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caterin's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Caterin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caterin splits its recorded history at 2002: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caterin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2013
- Peak year (2003)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Caterin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (116 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Caterin's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Caterin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 116 births (68% of all-time use).
Caterin by state
Where Caterin concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 3.5% |
12 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Caterin's data
- Caterin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Caterins (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Caterin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1991–2013 (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 Caterin 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.