Meaning not yet researched.
Catherine: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 972 in 2025. Its best rank was #18 in 1917.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #18 in 1917; #314 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Catherine in 2025 was a girl.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#314 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 1917, at #18.
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Catherine: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 972 girls in 2025. Peak: #18 in 1917 · most girls in one year: 12,056 (1956).
In 2025, 972 US girls were named Catherine, making it the 314th most common girls’ name of the year, up 10 places from #324 in 2024. That is 16 more than the 956 girls named Catherine in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #18, reached in 1917. The most girls given the name in a single year was 12,056, in 1956. For comparison, it was #177 in 2015 and #34 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Catherine in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 688 babies with the name. In all, 669,611 US babies have been given the name, 99.7% of them girls and 0.3% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1950s, with 109,059 babies named Catherine.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 12,074 US girls were named Catherine; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 1,669. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,654 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Catherine ranked highest in District of Columbia in 2025, at #97 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 1 state (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Karen (990,774 babies since 1880), Katherine (652,750 babies since 1880), Kathryn (456,515 babies since 1880) and Kathy (334,870 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Katheryne, Catheryn and Catherin are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Casey, Cassie, Cathy, Kathy, Katy and Kay.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch, English and French. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Katheryne (2,117), Catheryn (1,733), Catherin (1,121), Catie (1,033), Katerine (922), Katherene (492), Catherene (256), Catheryne (226), Caterin (171), Katherinne (161), Cahterine (111), Caterine (68), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 13 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 8 | #97 | #161 |
| Alabama | 28 | #156 | #116 |
| Kentucky | 26 | #176 | #196 |
| North Carolina | 58 | #183 | #149 |
| Connecticut | 15 | #226 | #131 |
| West Virginia | 7 | #238 | #315 |
| Virginia | 34 | #240 | #126 |
| Pennsylvania | 45 | #246 | #128 |
| Massachusetts | 23 | #249 | #83 |
| Mississippi | 11 | #251 | #165 |
| Colorado | 25 | #258 | #211 |
| South Carolina | 19 | #271 | #124 |
| Maryland | 18 | #285 | #151 |
| Tennessee | 27 | #287 | #160 |
| Texas | 120 | #290 | #156 |
| Kansas | 11 | #294 | #225 |
| Louisiana | 15 | #303 | #165 |
| Indiana | 23 | #307 | #239 |
| New Jersey | 26 | #313 | #158 |
| Nebraska | 6 | #350 | #155 |
| Georgia | 31 | #353 | #108 |
| Ohio | 31 | #358 | #259 |
| Idaho | 6 | #361 | — |
| Illinois | 28 | #365 | #212 |
| Washington | 19 | #369 | #276 |
| California | 88 | #372 | #176 |
| New York | 45 | #381 | #163 |
| Arizona | 17 | #395 | #236 |
| Iowa | 8 | #401 | #253 |
| Florida | 46 | #406 | #216 |
| Minnesota | 12 | #430 | #237 |
| Arkansas | 7 | #436 | #190 |
| Michigan | 19 | #443 | #297 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | #487 | #267 |
| Missouri | 12 | #487 | #248 |
| Utah | 7 | #552 | #373 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | #559 | #268 |
| Oregon | 6 | #569 | #297 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 972 | #314 | — | — |
| 2024 | 956 | #324 | — | — |
| 2023 | 933 | #331 | — | — |
| 2022 | 981 | #328 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,005 | #323 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,155 | #267 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,312 | #241 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,507 | #205 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,584 | #198 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,669 | #195 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,807 | #177 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,945 | #170 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,868 | #170 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,913 | #165 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,937 | #161 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,612 | #194 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,892 | #176 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2,323 | #148 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2,472 | #142 | 5 | #12,669 |
| 2006 | 2,793 | #121 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2,985 | #109 | 8 | #8,418 |
| 2004 | 3,181 | #103 | 11 | #6,588 |
| 2003 | 3,231 | #106 | — | — |
| 2002 | 3,292 | #101 | 10 | #6,605 |
| 2001 | 3,731 | #81 | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,802 | #81 | — | — |
| 1999 | 3,401 | #98 | 9 | #6,620 |
| 1998 | 3,350 | #101 | — | — |
| 1997 | 3,591 | #96 | 8 | #6,700 |
| 1996 | 3,739 | #95 | 11 | #5,235 |
| 1995 | 3,860 | #90 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1994 | 4,102 | #84 | — | — |
| 1993 | 4,475 | #75 | — | — |
| 1992 | 4,536 | #78 | 10 | #5,286 |
| 1991 | 4,815 | #72 | 8 | #6,029 |
| 1990 | 4,894 | #71 | 23 | #2,791 |
| 1989 | 4,559 | #67 | 44 | #1,738 |
| 1988 | 4,504 | #69 | 16 | #3,228 |
| 1987 | 4,108 | #74 | 24 | #2,343 |
| 1986 | 4,242 | #67 | 24 | #2,300 |
| 1985 | 4,297 | #65 | 12 | #3,624 |
| 1984 | 4,240 | #69 | 19 | #2,543 |
| 1983 | 4,252 | #66 | 17 | #2,687 |
| 1982 | 4,098 | #73 | 8 | #4,653 |
| 1981 | 4,057 | #73 | 14 | #3,054 |
| 1980 | 4,080 | #77 | 16 | #2,849 |
| 1979 | 3,878 | #78 | 14 | #3,030 |
| 1978 | 3,958 | #72 | 18 | #2,490 |
| 1977 | 3,840 | #75 | 21 | #2,214 |
| 1976 | 3,780 | #72 | 14 | #2,842 |
| 1975 | 3,936 | #73 | 11 | #3,276 |
| 1974 | 4,184 | #73 | 19 | #2,207 |
| 1973 | 4,261 | #67 | 15 | #2,522 |
| 1972 | 4,686 | #65 | 11 | #3,008 |
| 1971 | 5,337 | #65 | 16 | #2,379 |
| 1970 | 6,004 | #59 | 20 | #2,002 |
| 1969 | 6,094 | #58 | 18 | #1,990 |
| 1968 | 6,129 | #56 | 16 | #2,044 |
| 1967 | 6,345 | #55 | 21 | #1,715 |
| 1966 | 6,962 | #54 | 23 | #1,617 |
| 1965 | 7,243 | #57 | 27 | #1,488 |
| 1964 | 8,237 | #54 | 23 | #1,661 |
| 1963 | 8,294 | #53 | 28 | #1,488 |
| 1962 | 8,697 | #53 | 20 | #1,810 |
| 1961 | 9,251 | #48 | 19 | #1,887 |
| 1960 | 9,536 | #42 | 24 | #1,662 |
| 1959 | 10,025 | #40 | 20 | #1,811 |
| 1958 | 10,769 | #38 | 23 | #1,647 |
| 1957 | 11,151 | #37 | 27 | #1,514 |
| 1956 | 12,056 | #28 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1955 | 11,636 | #28 | 24 | #1,575 |
| 1954 | 11,079 | #32 | 17 | #1,899 |
| 1953 | 10,849 | #35 | 17 | #1,908 |
| 1952 | 11,053 | #34 | 31 | #1,353 |
| 1951 | 10,566 | #34 | 24 | #1,524 |
| 1950 | 9,655 | #34 | 18 | #1,754 |
| 1949 | 9,137 | #37 | 14 | #2,040 |
| 1948 | 8,244 | #41 | 23 | #1,524 |
| 1947 | 7,889 | #46 | 13 | #2,178 |
| 1946 | 6,367 | #48 | 14 | #1,962 |
| 1945 | 5,031 | #50 | 18 | #1,589 |
| 1944 | 5,256 | #49 | 16 | #1,750 |
| 1943 | 5,427 | #48 | 24 | #1,434 |
| 1942 | 5,267 | #49 | 26 | #1,363 |
| 1941 | 4,884 | #51 | 18 | #1,645 |
| 1940 | 4,584 | #53 | 17 | #1,689 |
| 1939 | 4,577 | #49 | 17 | #1,647 |
| 1938 | 4,525 | #48 | 20 | #1,527 |
| 1937 | 4,459 | #47 | 23 | #1,411 |
| 1936 | 4,537 | #44 | 26 | #1,298 |
| 1935 | 4,698 | #42 | 18 | #1,665 |
| 1934 | 4,933 | #42 | 20 | #1,561 |
| 1933 | 4,908 | #44 | 19 | #1,600 |
| 1932 | 5,449 | #39 | 29 | #1,258 |
| 1931 | 5,642 | #36 | 38 | #1,103 |
| 1930 | 6,299 | #35 | 32 | #1,261 |
| 1929 | 6,277 | #34 | 23 | #1,530 |
| 1928 | 6,910 | #33 | 41 | #1,098 |
| 1927 | 7,256 | #31 | 35 | #1,232 |
| 1926 | 7,469 | #31 | 29 | #1,356 |
| 1925 | 7,867 | #29 | 19 | #1,815 |
| 1924 | 8,363 | #27 | 28 | #1,420 |
| 1923 | 8,437 | #24 | 22 | #1,649 |
| 1922 | 8,537 | #24 | 22 | #1,656 |
| 1921 | 8,887 | #23 | 17 | #1,993 |
| 1920 | 8,878 | #21 | 19 | #1,830 |
| 1919 | 8,335 | #23 | 17 | #1,889 |
| 1918 | 8,842 | #20 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1917 | 8,689 | #18 | 16 | #1,915 |
| 1916 | 8,469 | #20 | 23 | #1,465 |
| 1915 | 8,181 | #19 | 15 | #1,890 |
| 1914 | 6,613 | #18 | 20 | #1,350 |
| 1913 | 5,302 | #22 | 12 | #1,597 |
| 1912 | 4,666 | #21 | 11 | #1,540 |
| 1911 | 3,565 | #20 | 11 | #1,050 |
| 1910 | 3,161 | #22 | 10 | #1,055 |
| 1909 | 2,897 | #23 | 7 | #1,170 |
| 1908 | 2,750 | #22 | 10 | #893 |
| 1907 | 2,457 | #25 | 7 | #1,116 |
| 1906 | 2,230 | #26 | 7 | #1,026 |
| 1905 | 2,198 | #28 | — | — |
| 1904 | 1,982 | #31 | 9 | #820 |
| 1903 | 1,916 | #32 | — | — |
| 1902 | 1,896 | #31 | — | — |
| 1901 | 1,599 | #38 | 5 | #1,077 |
| 1900 | 2,081 | #34 | 5 | #1,348 |
| 1899 | 1,628 | #36 | 5 | #1,075 |
| 1898 | 1,705 | #41 | 5 | #1,151 |
| 1897 | 1,511 | #42 | — | — |
| 1896 | 1,594 | #40 | — | — |
| 1895 | 1,514 | #38 | — | — |
| 1894 | 1,430 | #41 | — | — |
| 1893 | 1,336 | #42 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1892 | 1,333 | #42 | — | — |
| 1891 | 1,219 | #41 | 6 | #863 |
| 1890 | 1,232 | #44 | — | — |
| 1889 | 1,198 | #42 | — | — |
| 1888 | 1,212 | #42 | 6 | #941 |
| 1887 | 967 | #44 | 5 | #953 |
| 1886 | 916 | #45 | — | — |
| 1885 | 846 | #45 | — | — |
| 1884 | 874 | #43 | 7 | #784 |
| 1883 | 853 | #36 | — | — |
| 1882 | 726 | #42 | — | — |
| 1881 | 635 | #40 | — | — |
| 1880 | 688 | #31 | — | — |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).