Recorded 1905–1963 Girls' name Peak 1921 256 births

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.

1900s51910s351920s811930s511940s501950s241960s10
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Catherene was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

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 1963

Total births

256

Since 1905

59 years of records

Peak year

1921

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1905

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1963

Catherene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1905

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1921)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4681012 19631950194319341929192419191905 5

Catherene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
81 births that decade — 32% of Catherene's all-time total
1900s51910s351920s811930s511940s501950s241960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catherene?
256 babies have been named Catherene since 1905. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1921 with 11 births.
When was Catherene most popular?
Catherene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Catherene been used?
Catherene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 59 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Catherene?
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, 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.