Girls' name · since 1929
Cathlene
829 babies named Cathlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 829
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathlene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 829 recorded since 1929.
Cathlene has 829 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2004.
- #8,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 829 born since 1929
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathlene ranks #8,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 829 born since 1929, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 829
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathlene's 829 recorded births place it above 88.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cathlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cathlene's full recorded timeline at 1967, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cathlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2004
- Peak year (1957)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Cathlene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (270 births, 33% of the file).
1950s was Cathlene's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cathlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 90
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
270 births
- 1960s
1960s
239 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 270 births (33% of all-time use).
How Cathlene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cathlene's total volume
Cathlene by state
Where Cathlene concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.7% |
89 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cathlene's data
- Cathlene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cathlenes (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Cathlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1929–2004 (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 Cathlene 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.