Girls' name · since 1962
Catrena
365 babies named Catrena in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Catrena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 365 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Catrena recorded 365 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1996.
- #14,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catrena ranks #14,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Catrena's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Catrena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Catrena splits its recorded history at 1977: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Catrena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1996
- Peak year (1972)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Catrena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (176 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Catrena's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Catrena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
176 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 176 births (48% of all-time use).
Catrena by state
Where Catrena concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 365 births nationwide.
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What to do with Catrena's data
- Catrena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Catrenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Catrena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1962–1996 (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 Catrena 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.