Girls' name · since 1996

Caterra

82 babies named Caterra in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,320 of 72,339
all-time among girls
82
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade

Caterra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 82 have been recorded since 1996.

Caterra has 82 recorded births among girls since 1996, 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 1996 to 2004.

  • #29,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 82 born since 1996
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caterra ranks #29,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,320 of 72,339
all-time among girls
82
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Caterra's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% 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.

Caterra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Caterra's full recorded timeline at 2000, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Caterra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2004

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1998)
17
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
05101520 19961997199819992000200120022004 5

Caterra by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 56% of the file).

1990s was Caterra's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Caterra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caterra?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 82 babies named Caterra. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,320 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2004. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 17 births.
Where does Caterra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caterra ranks #29,320 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 Caterra most popular?
Caterra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Caterra been used?
Records for Caterra go back to 1996, giving 9 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Caterra?
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 Caterra's data

  • Caterra's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2000s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Caterra

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Caterra: 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, 1996–2004 (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 Caterra 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.