Girls' name · since 1904
Caterina
Caterina has 3,017 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,672 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,017
- born since 1904
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,017 babies have been named Caterina since 1904, making it today's #4672 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caterina recorded 3,017 times among girls since 1904, holding rank #4672 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #3,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,672 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,017 born since 1904
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caterina ranks #3,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,672 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,017 born since 1904, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,672 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,017
- born since 1904
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caterina's 3,017 recorded births place it above 95.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Caterina compares
3,017 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caterina's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caterina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,017 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caterina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caterina's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caterina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Caterina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (570 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Caterina's strongest decade.
570 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Caterina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 68
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
327 births
- 1970s
1970s
415 births
- 1980s
1980s
281 births
- 1990s
1990s
486 births
- 2000s
2000s
570 births
- 2010s
2010s
476 births
- 2020s
2020s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 570 births (19% of all-time use).
How Caterina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caterina's total volume
Caterina by state
Where Caterina concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 637 | 21.1% |
| #2 | California | | 254 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 116 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 69 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 52 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 47 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 16 | 0.5% |
637 of 3,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Caterina appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caterina's data
- Caterina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (570 total births) through the 2020s (242) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Caterinas (637 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caterina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Caterina 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.