Girls' name · since 1907
Cathryne
535 babies named Cathryne in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
535 girls have been named Cathryne since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathryne has been recorded 535 times among girls since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2006.
- #11,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 535 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathryne ranks #11,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 535 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cathryne's 535 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cathryne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cathryne's full recorded timeline at 1953, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cathryne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2006
- Peak year (1916)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Cathryne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (92 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Cathryne's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Cathryne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
92 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 92 births (17% of all-time use).
How Cathryne 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 Cathryne's total volume
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What to do with Cathryne's data
- Cathryne's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cathryne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1907–2006 (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 Cathryne 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.