Recorded 1959–1994 Girls' name Peak 1981 50 births

Cathrina — girls' name

50 babies named Cathrina in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s61970s111980s151990s12
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Cathrina was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cathrina in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathrina

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Cathrina between 1959 and 1994, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathrina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathrina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cathrina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathrina 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 50 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.

Cathrina at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

50

Since 1959

36 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1959

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1994

Cathrina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1959

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Cathrina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 30% of Cathrina's all-time total
1950s61960s61970s111980s151990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathrina?
50 babies have been named Cathrina since 1959. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Cathrina most popular?
Cathrina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Cathrina been used?
Cathrina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 36 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Cathrina?
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, 1959–1994 (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.