NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Catherine Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Catherine: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 667,789 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
667,789
Peak year
1956 #28
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-32.9%

In the 1950s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20111,937#161
20121,913#165
20131,868#170
20141,945#170
20151,807#177
20161,669#195
20171,584#198
20181,507#205
20191,312#241
20201,155#267
20211,005#323
2022981#328
2023933#331
2024956#324
2025972#314

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1956

NY
1,303
CA
1,127
IL
830
PA
791
OH
600
MI
599

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