Girls' name · since 1880
Cathrine
7,716 babies named Cathrine in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,716
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathrine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 7,716 have been recorded since 1880.
Cathrine has 7,716 recorded births among girls since 1880, 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 1880 to 2019.
- #1,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,716 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathrine ranks #1,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,716 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,716
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathrine's 7,716 recorded births place it above 97.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cathrine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cathrine's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 178, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cathrine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2019
- Peak year (1956)
- 178
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Cathrine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,413 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Cathrine's strongest decade.
1,413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Cathrine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 162
1880s
162 births
- 1890s 207
1890s
207 births
- 1900s 240
1900s
240 births
- 1910s
1910s
639 births
- 1920s
1920s
840 births
- 1930s 518
1930s
518 births
- 1940s
1940s
597 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,413 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,155 births
- 1970s
1970s
636 births
- 1980s 507
1980s
507 births
- 1990s 431
1990s
431 births
- 2000s 295
2000s
295 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,413 births (18% of all-time use).
How Cathrine 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 Cathrine's total volume
Cathrine by state
Where Cathrine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 547 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 299 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 294 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 236 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 216 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 179 | 2.3% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 174 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 168 | 2.2% |
547 of 7,716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Cathrine appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cathrine's data
- Cathrine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,413 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cathrines (547 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 Cathrine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1880–2019 (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 Cathrine 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.