Recorded 1951–2011 Girls' name Peak 1990 68 births

Caterine — girls' name

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.

1950s51980s131990s342000s112010s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Caterine was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Caterine in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caterine

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Caterine between 1951 and 2011, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caterine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caterine performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Caterine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caterine 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 68 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.

Caterine at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

68

Since 1951

61 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1951

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2011

Caterine popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Caterine by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 50% of Caterine's all-time total
1950s51980s131990s342000s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caterine?
68 babies have been named Caterine since 1951. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
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?
Caterine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 61 years of data through 2011.
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.

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, 1951–2011 (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.