Girls' name · since 1905
Catherene
Catherene has 256 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
256 girls have been named Catherene since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Catherene recorded 256 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1963.
- #17,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 256 born since 1905
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catherene ranks #17,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Catherene's 256 recorded births place it above 75.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Catherene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Catherene's full recorded timeline at 1932, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Catherene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1963
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Catherene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (81 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Catherene's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Catherene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 81 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Catherene's data
- Catherene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Catherene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1905–1963 (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 Catherene 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.