Recorded 1973–2011 Boys' name Peak 2005 205 births

Catrell — boys' name

205 babies named Catrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s451990s672000s722010s15
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Catrell was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

15 babies were named Catrell in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Catrell between 1973 and 2011, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Catrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catrell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Catrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catrell 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 205 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.

Catrell at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

205

Since 1973

39 years of records

Peak year

2005

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1973

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2011

Catrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1973

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
15
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 2011200720021997199019851973 6

Catrell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 35% of Catrell's all-time total
1970s61980s451990s672000s722010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catrell?
205 babies have been named Catrell since 1973. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 15 births.
When was Catrell most popular?
Catrell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Catrell been used?
Catrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 39 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Catrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Catarino, Cato, Catlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2011 (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.