Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Catharine

#1,390 most common girls' name of all time · #2,411 across all names · 0% boys / 100% girls · used 1880–2024

Rank among girls
#1,390
Rank overall
#2,411 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
12,994
Since 2016
80
Peak year
1915 #357
Best rank
#251 1883
Girls Boys peak 281/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Catharine is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 7 — 7 #12,162
2023 5 — 5 #15,197
2022 6 — 6 #13,596
2021 8 — 8 #11,149
2020 10 — 10 #9,549
2019 10 — 10 #9,739
2018 9 — 9 #10,548
2017 13 — 13 #8,300
2016 12 — 12 #8,877
2015 12 — 12 #8,934
2014 23 — 23 #5,626
2013 16 — 16 #7,373
2012 11 — 11 #9,712
2011 19 — 19 #6,565
2010 22 — 22 #5,979
2009 18 — 18 #7,067
2008 28 — 28 #5,143
2007 31 — 31 #4,676
2006 31 — 31 #4,577
2005 30 — 30 #4,488
2004 36 — 36 #3,898
2003 42 — 42 #3,414
2002 31 — 31 #4,074
2001 45 — 45 #3,092
2000 45 — 45 #3,073
1999 49 — 49 #2,782
1998 43 — 43 #2,974
1997 54 — 54 #2,424
1996 48 — 48 #2,591
1995 47 — 47 #2,624
1994 56 — 56 #2,325
1993 43 — 43 #2,769
1992 65 — 65 #2,078
1991 61 — 61 #2,163
1990 84 — 84 #1,734
1989 68 — 68 #1,911
1988 65 — 65 #1,891
1987 64 — 64 #1,813
1986 67 — 67 #1,738
1985 74 — 74 #1,605
1984 69 — 69 #1,604
1983 80 — 80 #1,447
1982 77 — 77 #1,532
1981 75 — 75 #1,568
1980 66 — 66 #1,704
1979 61 — 61 #1,771
1978 75 — 75 #1,502
1977 69 — 69 #1,561
1976 72 — 72 #1,446
1975 94 — 94 #1,219
1974 75 — 75 #1,370
1973 64 — 64 #1,479
1972 79 — 79 #1,289
1971 79 — 79 #1,351
1970 109 — 109 #1,088
1969 109 — 109 #1,048
1968 86 — 86 #1,166
1967 77 — 77 #1,209
1966 109 — 109 #983
1965 93 — 93 #1,086
1964 121 — 121 #955
1963 134 — 134 #909
1962 116 — 116 #998
1961 125 — 125 #963
1960 104 — 104 #1,053
1959 129 — 129 #920
1958 147 — 147 #841
1957 134 — 134 #881
1956 135 — 135 #858
1955 141 — 141 #815
1954 140 — 140 #793
1953 129 — 129 #810
1952 135 — 135 #766
1951 155 — 155 #701
1950 142 — 142 #719
1949 119 — 119 #791
1948 109 — 109 #838
1947 131 — 131 #748
1946 111 — 111 #781
1945 90 — 90 #791
1944 98 — 98 #771
1943 91 — 91 #808
1942 103 — 103 #743
1941 89 — 89 #757
1940 71 — 71 #849
1939 69 — 69 #838
1938 84 — 84 #756
1937 62 — 62 #878
1936 89 — 89 #707
1935 81 — 81 #752
1934 75 — 75 #774
1933 79 — 79 #742
1932 104 — 104 #659
1931 93 — 93 #690
1930 108 — 108 #661
1929 111 — 111 #661
1928 125 — 125 #629
1927 118 — 118 #659
1926 134 — 134 #612
1925 175 — 175 #540
1924 166 — 166 #565
1923 188 — 188 #509
1922 213 — 213 #472
1921 208 — 208 #478
1920 205 — 205 #474
1919 200 — 200 #469
1918 236 — 236 #431
1917 263 — 263 #391
1916 267 — 267 #384
1915 281 — 281 #357
1914 199 — 199 #378
1913 187 — 187 #352
1912 183 — 183 #339
1911 131 — 131 #348
1910 139 — 139 #332
1909 123 — 123 #324
1908 123 — 123 #319
1907 118 — 118 #319
1906 114 — 114 #315
1905 135 — 135 #285
1904 108 — 108 #312
1903 101 — 101 #310
1902 103 — 103 #312
1901 88 — 88 #320
1900 104 — 104 #332
1899 95 — 95 #302
1898 105 — 105 #304
1897 100 — 100 #283
1896 98 — 98 #296
1895 89 — 89 #308
1894 71 — 71 #332
1893 80 — 80 #306
1892 57 — 57 #349
1891 53 — 53 #346
1890 53 — 53 #351
1889 63 — 63 #306
1888 66 — 66 #288
1887 38 — 38 #348
1886 50 — 50 #292
1885 56 — 56 #265
1884 42 — 42 #298
1883 52 — 52 #251
1882 43 — 43 #267
1881 40 — 40 #255
1880 28 — 28 #296