Girls' name · since 1947
Cathyrn
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Cathyrn, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathyrn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 60 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Cathyrn recorded 60 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1962.
- #32,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathyrn ranks #32,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathyrn's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cathyrn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cathyrn splits its recorded history at 1954: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cathyrn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1962
- Peak year (1957)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Cathyrn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (37 births, 62% of the file).
1950s was Cathyrn's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Cathyrn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 37 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Cathyrn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 1960s (13) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cathyrn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1947–1962 (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 Cathyrn 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.