Recorded 1950–1954 Girls' name Peak 1950 21 births

Cathalene — girls' name

21 babies named Cathalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s21
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cathalene was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cathalene in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathalene

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Cathalene between 1950 and 1954, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathalene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathalene 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 21 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.

Cathalene at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

21

Since 1950

5 years of records

Peak year

1950

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1950

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1954

Cathalene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1950

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1950)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 1954195219511950 6

Cathalene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
21 births that decade — 100% of Cathalene's all-time total
1950s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathalene?
21 babies have been named Cathalene since 1950. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1950 with 6 births.
When was Cathalene most popular?
Cathalene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Cathalene been used?
Cathalene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 5 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Cathalene?
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.

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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, 1950–1954 (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.