Girls' name · since 1951

Caterine

68 babies named Caterine in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,410 of 72,339
all-time among girls
68
born since 1951
1990s
peak decade

Caterine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 68 have been recorded since 1951.

Caterine has 68 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2011.

  • #31,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 68 born since 1951
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caterine ranks #31,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.

#31,410 of 72,339
all-time among girls
68
born since 1951
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Caterine's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Caterine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Caterine splits its recorded history at 1996: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Caterine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
468101214 19511985198919901993199619981999200720082011 5

Caterine by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Caterine's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Caterine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caterine?
Since 1951, Social Security records show 68 babies named Caterine. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,410 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2011. Its busiest year on record was 1990, with 12 births.
Where does Caterine sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caterine ranks #31,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Caterine most popular?
Caterine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Caterine been used?
The SSA has tracked Caterine since 1951 -- 61 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Caterine?
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.

What to do with Caterine's data

  • Caterine's decade-level peak was the 1990s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Caterine

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Caterine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1951–2011 (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 Caterine 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.