Recorded 1896–2019 Girls' name Peak 1950 1,733 births

Catheryn — girls' name

1,733 babies named Catheryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s181910s1601920s2001930s1301940s1481950s2411960s1361970s1401980s1471990s1702000s1662010s72
1950s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Catheryn was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

31 babies were named Catheryn in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catheryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,733 babies named Catheryn between 1896 and 2019, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catheryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catheryn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 241 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Catheryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Catheryn in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catheryn 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 1,733 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.

Catheryn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,733

Since 1896

124 years of records

Peak year

1950

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1896

Recorded for 124 years

Last year on file: 2019

Catheryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1896

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1950)
31
Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
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Catheryn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
241 births that decade — 14% of Catheryn's all-time total
1890s51900s181910s1601920s2001930s1301940s1481950s2411960s1361970s1401980s1471990s1702000s1662010s72

Catheryn by state

Where Catheryn concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Catheryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 1.7%
#2 Texas
22 1.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
California share of Catheryn's total US births 1.7%
Even split

30 of 1,733 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catheryn?
1,733 babies have been named Catheryn since 1896. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1950 with 31 births.
When was Catheryn most popular?
Catheryn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 241 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Catheryn most popular?
The top states for the name Catheryn are California (30 births), Texas (22 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Catheryn been used?
Catheryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 124 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Catheryn?
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, 1896–2019 (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.