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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Catherin

Catherin was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1151st with 143 babies. More babies were named Catherin in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1989143 babies
Total since 1880
1,121babies recorded

Catherin popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,91911
2000#6,26517
1990#7,97610
1980#7,5208
1970#4,06414
1960#3,94611
1950#3,7039
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Catherin, counting every spelling?

Catherin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Catherin?

About 900 people born in the US named Catherin are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 26 and 61. That makes Catherin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Catherin by state

How common Catherin was among girls born in each state in 1987–1991, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (11.2×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesNY0.22Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Catherin, girls, 1987–1991. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Catherin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Catherin, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Catherin

How popular is the name Catherin?

Catherin was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1151st with 143 babies. More babies were named Catherin in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Catherin a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,121 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Catherin most popular?

In 1987–1991, Catherin was most common in New York (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.