Recorded 1920–1963 Girls' name Peak 1925 47 births

Cathelene — girls' name

47 babies named Cathelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Cathelene was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cathelene in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Cathelene between 1920 and 1963, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathelene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cathelene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathelene 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 47 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.

Cathelene at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

47

Since 1920

44 years of records

Peak year

1925

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1920

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1963

Cathelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1920

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Cathelene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
14 births that decade — 30% of Cathelene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathelene?
47 babies have been named Cathelene since 1920. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
When was Cathelene most popular?
Cathelene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Cathelene been used?
Cathelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 44 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Cathelene?
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, 1920–1963 (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.