Trend of the Popularity of Catherine as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 972 female babies that were named Catherine in the US, which was 0.06% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Catherine peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 4,894 babies, which was 0.26% of the total female babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Catherine, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Catherine.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Catherine in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Catherine in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Catherine from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Catherine as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	4080	0.25
1981	4057	0.24
1982	4098	0.24
1983	4252	0.26
1984	4240	0.25
1985	4297	0.25
1986	4242	0.25
1987	4108	0.24
1988	4504	0.25
1989	4559	0.25
1990	4894	0.26
1991	4815	0.26
1992	4536	0.25
1993	4475	0.25
1994	4102	0.23
1995	3860	0.22
1996	3739	0.21
1997	3591	0.21
1998	3350	0.19
1999	3401	0.19
2000	3802	0.21
2001	3731	0.21
2002	3292	0.18
2003	3231	0.18
2004	3181	0.17
2005	2985	0.16
2006	2793	0.15
2007	2472	0.13
2008	2323	0.12
2009	1892	0.10
2010	1612	0.09
2011	1937	0.11
2012	1913	0.11
2013	1868	0.11
2014	1945	0.11
2015	1807	0.10
2016	1669	0.09
2017	1584	0.09
2018	1507	0.09
2019	1312	0.08
2020	1155	0.07
2021	1005	0.06
2022	981	0.06
2023	933	0.06
2024	956	0.06
2025	972	0.06