Catharina — #15529 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Catharina

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Catharina between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catharina currently holds the #15529 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catharina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Catharina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catharina 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 321 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.