Recorded 1907–2006 Girls' name Peak 1916 535 births

Cathryne — girls' name

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.

1900s51910s791920s921930s331940s481950s771960s441970s181980s461990s542000s39
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Cathryne was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Cathryne in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathryne

The Social Security Administration has registered 535 babies named Cathryne between 1907 and 2006, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathryne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathryne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Cathryne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathryne 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 535 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.

Cathryne at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

535

Since 1907

100 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1907

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2006

Cathryne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1907

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
46810121416 200619931982196019501933192319141907 5

Cathryne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
92 births that decade — 17% of Cathryne's all-time total
1900s51910s791920s921930s331940s481950s771960s441970s181980s461990s542000s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathryne?
535 babies have been named Cathryne since 1907. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Cathryne most popular?
Cathryne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Cathryne been used?
Cathryne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 100 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Cathryne?
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, 1907–2006 (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.