Recorded 1880–2019 Girls' name Peak 1956 7,715 births

Cathrine — girls' name

7,715 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.

1880s1621890s2071900s2401910s6391920s8401930s5181940s5971950s14131960s11551970s6351980s5071990s4312000s2952010s76
1950s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Cathrine was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

178 babies were named Cathrine in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathrine

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,715 babies named Cathrine between 1880 and 2019, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathrine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 178 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathrine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,413 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Cathrine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 547 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cathrine in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathrine 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 7,715 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.

Cathrine at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

7,715

Since 1880

140 years of records

Peak year

1956

178 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1880

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2019

Cathrine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1880

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1956)
178
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Cathrine by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
1,413 births that decade — 18% of Cathrine's all-time total
1880s1621890s2071900s2401910s6391920s8401930s5181940s5971950s14131960s11551970s6351980s5071990s4312000s2952010s76

Cathrine by state

Where Cathrine concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cathrine
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%
California share of Cathrine's total US births 7.1%
Even split

547 of 7,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Cathrine appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathrine?
7,715 babies have been named Cathrine since 1880. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1956 with 178 births.
When was Cathrine most popular?
Cathrine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 1,413 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Cathrine most popular?
The top states for the name Cathrine are California (547 births), New York (299 births), Texas (294 births).
How long has the name Cathrine been used?
Cathrine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 140 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Cathrine?
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, 1880–2019 (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.