Baby names
How popular is the name Catherine?
In 2025, 972 baby girls in the U.S. were named Catherine, the 313th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1956, when 12,056 girls got the name. 667,789 girls have been named Catherine since 1880. 1,822 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#313
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
972
girls named Catherine
Peak year
1956
12,056 girls
Girls named Catherine each year since 1880
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The numbers for Catherine (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 972 |
| 2024 | 956 |
| 2023 | 933 |
| 2022 | 981 |
| 2021 | 1,005 |
| 2020 | 1,155 |
| 2019 | 1,312 |
| 2018 | 1,507 |
| 2017 | 1,584 |
| 2016 | 1,669 |
| 2015 | 1,807 |
| 2014 | 1,945 |
| 2013 | 1,868 |
| 2012 | 1,913 |
| 2011 | 1,937 |
| 2010 | 1,612 |
| 2009 | 1,892 |
| 2008 | 2,323 |
| 2007 | 2,472 |
| 2006 | 2,793 |
| 2005 | 2,985 |
| 2004 | 3,181 |
| 2003 | 3,231 |
| 2002 | 3,292 |
| 2001 | 3,731 |
| 2000 | 3,802 |
| 1999 | 3,401 |
| 1998 | 3,350 |
| 1997 | 3,591 |
| 1996 | 3,739 |
| 1995 | 3,860 |
| 1994 | 4,102 |
| 1993 | 4,475 |
| 1992 | 4,536 |
| 1991 | 4,815 |
| 1990 | 4,894 |
| 1989 | 4,559 |
| 1988 | 4,504 |
| 1987 | 4,108 |
| 1986 | 4,242 |
| 1985 | 4,297 |
| 1984 | 4,240 |
| 1983 | 4,252 |
| 1982 | 4,098 |
| 1981 | 4,057 |
| 1980 | 4,080 |
| 1979 | 3,878 |
| 1978 | 3,958 |
| 1977 | 3,840 |
| 1976 | 3,780 |
| 1975 | 3,936 |
| 1974 | 4,184 |
| 1973 | 4,261 |
| 1972 | 4,686 |
| 1971 | 5,337 |
| 1970 | 6,004 |
| 1969 | 6,094 |
| 1968 | 6,129 |
| 1967 | 6,345 |
| 1966 | 6,962 |
| 1965 | 7,243 |
| 1964 | 8,237 |
| 1963 | 8,294 |
| 1962 | 8,697 |
| 1961 | 9,251 |
| 1960 | 9,536 |
| 1959 | 10,025 |
| 1958 | 10,769 |
| 1957 | 11,151 |
| 1956 | 12,056 |
| 1955 | 11,636 |
| 1954 | 11,079 |
| 1953 | 10,849 |
| 1952 | 11,053 |
| 1951 | 10,566 |
| 1950 | 9,655 |
| 1949 | 9,137 |
| 1948 | 8,244 |
| 1947 | 7,889 |
| 1946 | 6,367 |
| 1945 | 5,031 |
| 1944 | 5,256 |
| 1943 | 5,427 |
| 1942 | 5,267 |
| 1941 | 4,884 |
| 1940 | 4,584 |
| 1939 | 4,577 |
| 1938 | 4,525 |
| 1937 | 4,459 |
| 1936 | 4,537 |
| 1935 | 4,698 |
| 1934 | 4,933 |
| 1933 | 4,908 |
| 1932 | 5,449 |
| 1931 | 5,642 |
| 1930 | 6,299 |
| 1929 | 6,277 |
| 1928 | 6,910 |
| 1927 | 7,256 |
| 1926 | 7,469 |
| 1925 | 7,867 |
| 1924 | 8,363 |
| 1923 | 8,437 |
| 1922 | 8,537 |
| 1921 | 8,887 |
| 1920 | 8,878 |
| 1919 | 8,335 |
| 1918 | 8,842 |
| 1917 | 8,689 |
| 1916 | 8,469 |
| 1915 | 8,181 |
| 1914 | 6,613 |
| 1913 | 5,302 |
| 1912 | 4,666 |
| 1911 | 3,565 |
| 1910 | 3,161 |
| 1909 | 2,897 |
| 1908 | 2,750 |
| 1907 | 2,457 |
| 1906 | 2,230 |
| 1905 | 2,198 |
| 1904 | 1,982 |
| 1903 | 1,916 |
| 1902 | 1,896 |
| 1901 | 1,599 |
| 1900 | 2,081 |
| 1899 | 1,628 |
| 1898 | 1,705 |
| 1897 | 1,511 |
| 1896 | 1,594 |
| 1895 | 1,514 |
| 1894 | 1,430 |
| 1893 | 1,336 |
| 1892 | 1,333 |
| 1891 | 1,219 |
| 1890 | 1,232 |
| 1889 | 1,198 |
| 1888 | 1,212 |
| 1887 | 967 |
| 1886 | 916 |
| 1885 | 846 |
| 1884 | 874 |
| 1883 | 853 |
| 1882 | 726 |
| 1881 | 635 |
| 1880 | 688 |
Boys named Catherine each year since 1880
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The numbers for Catherine (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1990 | 23 |
| 1989 | 44 |
| 1988 | 16 |
| 1987 | 24 |
| 1986 | 24 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1984 | 19 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1980 | 16 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1977 | 21 |
| 1976 | 14 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1974 | 19 |
| 1973 | 15 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1971 | 16 |
| 1970 | 20 |
| 1969 | 18 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1966 | 23 |
| 1965 | 27 |
| 1964 | 23 |
| 1963 | 28 |
| 1962 | 20 |
| 1961 | 19 |
| 1960 | 24 |
| 1959 | 20 |
| 1958 | 23 |
| 1957 | 27 |
| 1956 | 19 |
| 1955 | 24 |
| 1954 | 17 |
| 1953 | 17 |
| 1952 | 31 |
| 1951 | 24 |
| 1950 | 18 |
| 1949 | 14 |
| 1948 | 23 |
| 1947 | 13 |
| 1946 | 14 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1944 | 16 |
| 1943 | 24 |
| 1942 | 26 |
| 1941 | 18 |
| 1940 | 17 |
| 1939 | 17 |
| 1938 | 20 |
| 1937 | 23 |
| 1936 | 26 |
| 1935 | 18 |
| 1934 | 20 |
| 1933 | 19 |
| 1932 | 29 |
| 1931 | 38 |
| 1930 | 32 |
| 1929 | 23 |
| 1928 | 41 |
| 1927 | 35 |
| 1926 | 29 |
| 1925 | 19 |
| 1924 | 28 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1922 | 22 |
| 1921 | 17 |
| 1920 | 19 |
| 1919 | 17 |
| 1918 | 12 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1914 | 20 |
| 1913 | 12 |
| 1912 | 11 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1906 | 7 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | 5 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.