Recorded 1962–1996 Girls' name Peak 1972 365 births

Catrena — girls' name

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.

1960s821970s1761980s831990s24
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Catrena was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

29 babies were named Catrena in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catrena

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Catrena between 1962 and 1996, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catrena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catrena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Catrena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Catrena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catrena 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 365 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.

Catrena at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

365

Since 1962

35 years of records

Peak year

1972

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1962

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1996

Catrena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1962

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1972)
29
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 199619881983197919751971196719631962 5

Catrena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
176 births that decade — 48% of Catrena's all-time total
1960s821970s1761980s831990s24

Catrena by state

Where Catrena concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Catrena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.4%
Mississippi share of Catrena's total US births 1.4%

5 of 365 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catrena?
365 babies have been named Catrena since 1962. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1972 with 29 births.
When was Catrena most popular?
Catrena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Catrena most popular?
The top states for the name Catrena are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Catrena been used?
Catrena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 35 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Catrena?
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, 1962–1996 (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.