Girls' name · since 1978
Cathalina
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Cathalina, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,317 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cathalina is the #10317 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 217 recorded since 1978.
Cathalina has 217 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10317 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #18,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,317 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathalina ranks #18,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,317 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 217 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,317 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cathalina's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cathalina compares
217 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cathalina's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cathalina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cathalina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cathalina splits its recorded history at 2014: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cathalina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Cathalina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Cathalina's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Cathalina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (42% of all-time use).
Cathalina by state
Where Cathalina concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 14.3% |
31 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cathalina's data
- Cathalina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cathalinas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cathalina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
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, 1978–2025 (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 Cathalina 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.