Catherine

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Catherine is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 668,624 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 666,802 as girls and 1,822 as boys. Catherine gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined significantly. It is the #88 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 955
2023 933
2022 981
2021 1,004
2020 1,155
2019 1,312
2018 1,506
2017 1,584
2016 1,668
2015 1,807
2014 1,944
2013 1,868
2012 1,913
2011 1,937
2010 1,612
2009 1,891
2008 2,323
2007 2,477
2006 2,793
2005 2,993
2004 3,192
2003 3,231
2002 3,302
2001 3,731
2000 3,802
1999 3,410
1998 3,348
1997 3,599
1996 3,750
1995 3,871
1994 4,102
1993 4,475
1992 4,546
1991 4,822
1990 4,916
1989 4,603
1988 4,520
1987 4,132
1986 4,266
1985 4,309
1984 4,259
1983 4,268
1982 4,106
1981 4,070
1980 4,096
1979 3,892
1978 3,977
1977 3,862
1976 3,793
1975 3,946
1974 4,202
1973 4,277
1972 4,696
1971 5,352
1970 6,026
1969 6,111
1968 6,146
1967 6,366
1966 6,984
1965 7,270
1964 8,260
1963 8,322
1962 8,717
1961 9,269
1960 9,561
1959 10,042
1958 10,793
1957 11,177
1956 12,076
1955 11,660
1954 11,097
1953 10,865
1952 11,084
1951 10,590
1950 9,673
1949 9,151
1948 8,267
1947 7,902
1946 6,381
1945 5,049
1944 5,272
1943 5,451
1942 5,293
1941 4,902
1940 4,601
1939 4,594
1938 4,545
1937 4,482
1936 4,563
1935 4,716
1934 4,954
1933 4,927
1932 5,477
1931 5,680
1930 6,330
1929 6,300
1928 6,951
1927 7,291
1926 7,498
1925 7,886
1924 8,391
1923 8,459
1922 8,559
1921 8,904
1920 8,897
1919 8,352
1918 8,854
1917 8,705
1916 8,492
1915 8,196
1914 6,633
1913 5,314
1912 4,677
1911 3,576
1910 3,171
1909 2,904
1908 2,760
1907 2,464
1906 2,237
1905 2,198
1904 1,992
1903 1,916
1902 1,896
1901 1,604
1900 2,086
1899 1,633
1898 1,710
1897 1,511
1896 1,594
1895 1,514
1894 1,430
1893 1,341
1892 1,333
1891 1,225
1890 1,232
1889 1,198
1888 1,218
1887 972
1886 916
1885 846
1884 881
1883 853
1882 726
1881 635
1880 688