Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1950
Cathalene
Cathalene has 21 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 1950–1954
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Cathalene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1950.
Cathalene has 21 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1954.
- 21 total births
- 1950–1954 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Cathalene since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1954.
- 21
- total births
- 1950–1954
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Cathalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cathalene's full recorded timeline at 1952, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cathalene at a glance
Last recorded 1954Peak year
1950
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1950
Cathalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1954
- Peak year (1950)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Cathalene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Cathalene's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Cathalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cathalene? ▼
Since 1950, Social Security records show 21 babies named Cathalene. The most recent recorded year was 1954. Its busiest year on record 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.
Keep exploring Cathalene
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1950–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cathalene: Baby Name Since 1950 - 21 Births, Peak 1950." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cathalene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cathalene 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 July 2026.