Catherina — #15323 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Catherina

The Social Security Administration has registered 933 babies named Catherina between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catherina currently holds the #15323 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catherina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Catherina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Catherina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catherina 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 933 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.