Girls' name · since 1918
Catherline
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Catherline, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,863 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Catherline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Catherline recorded 20 times among girls since 1918, 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 1918 to 1942.
- #45,863 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catherline ranks #45,863 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #45,863 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Catherline's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Catherline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Catherline's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded.
Catherline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1942
- Peak year (1918)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Catherline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Catherline's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Catherline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Catherline's data
- Catherline's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Catherline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1918–1942 (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 Catherline 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.