Girls' name · since 1965
Catriona
Catriona has 683 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Catriona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 683 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catriona has been recorded 683 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2024.
- #9,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 683 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catriona ranks #9,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 683 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Catriona's 683 recorded births place it above 86.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Catriona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Catriona's full recorded timeline at 1998, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Catriona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Catriona by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (207 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Catriona's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Catriona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 207 births (30% of all-time use).
How Catriona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Catriona's total volume
Catriona by state
Where Catriona concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Catriona's data
- Catriona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Catrionas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Catriona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1965–2024 (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 Catriona 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.