Catherene — girls' name
256 babies named Catherene in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
32% of everyone ever named Catherene was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Catherene in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Catherene
The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Catherene between 1905 and 1963, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catherene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Catherene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Catherene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Catherene 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 256 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.
Catherene at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Catherene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1905
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1963.
256 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 11 births in a single year.
Catherene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 81 births that decade — 32% of Catherene's all-time total
Catherene decade highlights
- Peak decade 81 births
- Runner-up 51 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Catherene's strongest decade
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
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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, 1905–1963 (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.