Cathryn
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births
- Peak · girls
- 1950 · 320 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 16,332since 1882
Cathryn over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Cathryn has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 |
| 2021 | #4,607 | 29 |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 |
| 2019 | #3,788 | 39 |
| 2018 | #5,152 | 25 |
| 2017 | #3,919 | 38 |
| 2016 | #3,777 | 40 |
| 2015 | #2,736 | 64 |
| 2014 | #2,922 | 58 |
| 2013 | #3,076 | 53 |
| 2012 | #3,040 | 55 |
| 2011 | #2,838 | 61 |
| 2010 | #2,906 | 59 |
| 2009 | #3,409 | 48 |
| 2008 | #2,106 | 96 |
| 2007 | #2,177 | 91 |
| 2006 | #2,267 | 84 |
| 2005 | #1,741 | 113 |
| 2004 | #1,781 | 107 |
| 2003 | #1,823 | 102 |
| 2002 | #1,750 | 103 |
| 2001 | #1,506 | 124 |
| 2000 | #1,266 | 154 |
| 1999 | #1,358 | 130 |
| 1998 | #1,551 | 107 |
| 1997 | #1,291 | 135 |
| 1996 | #1,172 | 155 |
| 1995 | #1,187 | 144 |
| 1994 | #1,199 | 147 |
| 1993 | #1,228 | 141 |
| 1992 | #1,156 | 152 |
| 1991 | #1,011 | 183 |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 |
| 1989 | #1,088 | 154 |
| 1988 | #949 | 177 |
| 1987 | #1,052 | 146 |
| 1986 | #981 | 161 |
| 1985 | #950 | 163 |
| 1984 | #945 | 155 |
| 1983 | #942 | 157 |
| 1982 | #1,069 | 134 |
| 1981 | #1,017 | 142 |
| 1980 | #1,053 | 135 |
| 1979 | #1,056 | 131 |
| 1978 | #1,006 | 135 |
| 1977 | #1,045 | 126 |
| 1976 | #1,122 | 106 |
| 1975 | #1,022 | 118 |
| 1974 | #1,115 | 104 |
| 1973 | #1,012 | 116 |
| 1972 | #877 | 145 |
| 1971 | #805 | 174 |
| 1970 | #748 | 197 |
| 1969 | #754 | 178 |
| 1968 | #779 | 165 |
| 1967 | #683 | 201 |
| 1966 | #717 | 187 |
| 1965 | #764 | 168 |
| 1964 | #748 | 194 |
| 1963 | #679 | 219 |
| 1962 | #709 | 212 |
| 1961 | #672 | 236 |
| 1960 | #633 | 255 |
| 1959 | #602 | 272 |
| 1958 | #542 | 318 |
| 1957 | #551 | 303 |
| 1956 | #485 | 368 |
| 1955 | #504 | 335 |
| 1954 | #479 | 347 |
| 1953 | #480 | 321 |
| 1952 | #456 | 351 |
| 1951 | #453 | 336 |
| 1950 | #451 | 320 |
| 1949 | #470 | 292 |
| 1948 | #501 | 265 |
| 1947 | #533 | 248 |
| 1946 | #626 | 160 |
| 1945 | #624 | 135 |
| 1944 | #674 | 122 |
| 1943 | #673 | 127 |
| 1942 | #701 | 113 |
| 1941 | #728 | 94 |
| 1940 | #786 | 81 |
| 1939 | #898 | 61 |
| 1938 | #830 | 72 |
| 1937 | #810 | 72 |
| 1936 | #780 | 75 |
| 1935 | #729 | 85 |
| 1934 | #693 | 93 |
| 1933 | #709 | 84 |
| 1932 | #765 | 78 |
| 1931 | #733 | 84 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 |
| 1929 | #711 | 97 |
| 1928 | #800 | 80 |
| 1927 | #643 | 125 |
| 1926 | #682 | 114 |
| 1925 | #704 | 110 |
| 1924 | #643 | 135 |
| 1923 | #639 | 132 |
| 1922 | #647 | 128 |
| 1921 | #594 | 148 |
| 1920 | #665 | 118 |
| 1919 | #655 | 113 |
| 1918 | #596 | 142 |
| 1917 | #567 | 142 |
| 1916 | #619 | 119 |
| 1915 | #547 | 136 |
| 1914 | #553 | 102 |
| 1913 | #567 | 81 |
| 1912 | #639 | 60 |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 |
| 1910 | #679 | 39 |
| 1909 | #719 | 31 |
| 1908 | #593 | 40 |
| 1907 | #680 | 31 |
| 1906 | #845 | 19 |
| 1905 | #699 | 26 |
| 1904 | #853 | 18 |
| 1903 | #789 | 19 |
| 1902 | #818 | 18 |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 |
| 1900 | #917 | 17 |
| 1899 | #728 | 19 |
| 1898 | #679 | 23 |
| 1897 | #735 | 18 |
| 1896 | #553 | 30 |
| 1895 | #622 | 24 |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 |
| 1893 | #826 | 13 |
| 1892 | #579 | 23 |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 |
| 1889 | #600 | 18 |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 |
| 1884 | #731 | 9 |
| 1883 | #517 | 14 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Cathryn! It came in at #908, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Cathryn is popular in 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Dakota#219 · 1 in 1,485
- West Virginia#254 · 1 in 2,019
- Nebraska#271 · 1 in 2,408
- Oklahoma#279 · 1 in 2,148
- Colorado#283 · 1 in 2,031
Best ever in a state: #187 in Oregon, 1949.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #219 | 5 | 1 in 1,485 |
| West Virginia | #254 | 11 | 1 in 2,019 |
| Nebraska | #271 | 6 | 1 in 2,408 |
| Oklahoma | #279 | 10 | 1 in 2,148 |
| Colorado | #283 | 8 | 1 in 2,031 |
| Iowa | #285 | 10 | 1 in 2,844 |
| Connecticut | #293 | 6 | 1 in 3,374 |
| Oregon | #298 | 7 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Kansas | #349 | 6 | 1 in 3,433 |
| California | #355 | 42 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Wisconsin | #360 | 8 | 1 in 5,009 |
| Washington | #361 | 8 | 1 in 3,425 |
| Arkansas | #371 | 6 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Minnesota | #382 | 7 | 1 in 5,039 |
| Michigan | #390 | 18 | 1 in 4,489 |
| Maryland | #401 | 5 | 1 in 5,211 |
| Indiana | #402 | 9 | 1 in 5,176 |
| Massachusetts | #405 | 6 | 1 in 8,054 |
| North Carolina | #433 | 10 | 1 in 5,107 |
| Illinois | #439 | 16 | 1 in 5,876 |
| Georgia | #460 | 8 | 1 in 5,506 |
| Florida | #467 | 7 | 1 in 4,673 |
| Ohio | #470 | 13 | 1 in 7,307 |
| Texas | #488 | 23 | 1 in 4,632 |
| Mississippi | #500 | 5 | 1 in 5,637 |
| Pennsylvania | #500 | 13 | 1 in 8,544 |
| Missouri | #534 | 5 | 1 in 8,266 |
| Tennessee | #535 | 5 | 1 in 7,407 |
| New York | #573 | 17 | 1 in 9,085 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cathryn
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 4,275 spots since 2024 (#6,642 → #10,917)
- 5,067 spots since 2020 (#5,850 → #10,917)
- 8,181 spots since 2015 (#2,736 → #10,917)
- Biggest jump: 391 spots in 1883 (#908 → #517)
- Biggest drop: 406 spots in 1890 (#600 → #1,006)
Rise & fade · girls
68 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1950 at #451 (320 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 94 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1891–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,283
- Highest: 1 in 5,283 girls born in 1952 were named Cathryn (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #451 in 1950, was only 1 in 5,353 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 20.0% of all girls named Cathryn (3,271) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 74 | #517 (1883) | #736 |
| 1890s | 183 | #553 (1896) | #737 |
| 1900s | 242 | #593 (1908) | #757 |
| 1910s | 981 | #547 (1915) | #605 |
| 1920s | 1,187 | #594 (1921) | #673 |
| 1930s | 798 | #693 (1934) | #766 |
| 1940s | 1,637 | #470 (1949) | #632 |
| 1950s | 3,271 | #451 (1950) | #500 |
| 1960s | 2,015 | #633 (1960) | #714 |
| 1970s | 1,352 | #748 (1970) | #981 |
| 1980s | 1,524 | #942 (1983) | #1,005 |
| 1990s | 1,451 | #1,011 (1991) | #1,226 |
| 2000s | 1,022 | #1,266 (2000) | #1,983 |
| 2010s | 492 | #2,736 (2015) | #3,415 |
| 2020s | 103 | #4,607 (2021) | #7,176 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cathryn in 1952
girls
#456
351 births · 1 in 5,283 girls
Top girls' names in 1952
More about 1952
girls
1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 5,283 of them was named Cathryn, which outranked 92.9% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.