US rank #15620 Girls' name Peak 1998 682 births

Catriona — #15620 US girls' name

682 babies named Catriona in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s271980s971990s1522000s2072010s1272020s48
#15620
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Catriona was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

32 babies were named Catriona in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catriona

The Social Security Administration has registered 682 babies named Catriona between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catriona currently holds the #15620 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catriona performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 207 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Catriona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Catriona in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catriona 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 682 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.

Catriona at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

682

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

1998

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,620

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Catriona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
32
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
010203040 202420162009200219951988198019681965 5

Catriona by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
207 births that decade — 30% of Catriona's all-time total
1960s241970s271980s971990s1522000s2072010s1272020s48

Catriona by state

Where Catriona concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Catriona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 1.8%
#2 California
10 1.5%
#3 Massachusetts
5 0.7%
New York share of Catriona's total US births 1.8%
Even split

12 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catriona?
682 babies have been named Catriona since 1965. It currently ranks #15620 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 32 births.
When was Catriona most popular?
Catriona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Catriona most popular?
The top states for the name Catriona are New York (12 births), California (10 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Catriona been used?
Catriona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Catriona?
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, 1965–2024 (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.