Recorded 1952–1963 Girls' name Peak 1952 10 births

Cathirine — girls' name

10 babies named Cathirine in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Cathirine was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

5 babies were named Cathirine in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathirine

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Cathirine between 1952 and 1963, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathirine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathirine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cathirine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathirine 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 10 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.

Cathirine at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

10

Since 1952

12 years of records

Peak year

1952

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1952

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1963

Cathirine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1952

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1952)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 19631952 5

Cathirine by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Cathirine's all-time total
1950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathirine?
10 babies have been named Cathirine since 1952. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1952 with 5 births.
When was Cathirine most popular?
Cathirine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Cathirine been used?
Cathirine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 12 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Cathirine?
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.

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, 1952–1963 (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.