Catalina is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Catalina is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #111 for girl births in the United States (and #271 across all names), given to 2,456 babies — 2,546 including U.S. territories. Catalina first appears in 1893 and peaked in 2025 (2,456 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,456 | 2,546 | #111 | — |
| 2024 | 2,222 | 2,298 | #128 | — |
| 2023 | 1,935 | 2,029 | #146 | — |
| 2022 | 1,953 | 2,054 | #149 | — |
| 2021 | 1,746 | 1,834 | #166 | — |
| 2020 | 1,597 | 1,703 | #179 | — |
| 2019 | 1,566 | 1,648 | #189 | — |
| 2018 | 1,364 | 1,453 | #237 | — |
| 2017 | 1,229 | 1,318 | #260 | — |
| 2016 | 1,033 | 1,090 | #315 | — |
| 2015 | 1,005 | 1,041 | #325 | — |
| 2014 | 889 | 928 | #366 | — |
| 2013 | 781 | 800 | #394 | — |
| 2012 | 642 | 667 | #476 | — |
| 2011 | 443 | 454 | #647 | — |
| 2010 | 417 | 429 | #688 | — |
| 2009 | 503 | 517 | #599 | — |
| 2008 | 425 | 435 | #705 | — |
| 2007 | 411 | 417 | #711 | — |
| 2006 | 411 | 423 | #687 | — |
| 2005 | 420 | 425 | #659 | — |
| 2004 | 340 | 348 | #766 | — |
| 2003 | 328 | 335 | #757 | — |
| 2002 | 294 | 302 | #796 | — |
| 2001 | 310 | 315 | #769 | — |
| 2000 | 300 | 307 | #763 | — |
| 1999 | 257 | 262 | #841 | — |
| 1998 | 220 | 220 | #938 | — |
| 1997 | 227 | — | #889 | — |
| 1996 | 232 | — | #859 | — |
| 1995 | 200 | — | #945 | — |
| 1994 | 239 | — | #839 | — |
| 1993 | 218 | — | #887 | — |
| 1992 | 220 | — | #893 | — |
| 1991 | 229 | — | #886 | #6,613 |
| 1990 | 201 | — | #943 | — |
| 1989 | 217 | — | #859 | — |
| 1988 | 134 | — | #1,142 | — |
| 1987 | 105 | — | #1,314 | — |
| 1986 | 123 | — | #1,157 | — |
| 1985 | 109 | — | #1,250 | — |
| 1984 | 127 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1983 | 116 | — | #1,145 | — |
| 1982 | 123 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1981 | 120 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1980 | 130 | — | #1,083 | — |
| 1979 | 104 | — | #1,238 | — |
| 1978 | 115 | — | #1,127 | — |
| 1977 | 119 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1976 | 113 | — | #1,078 | — |
| 1975 | 112 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1974 | 103 | — | #1,126 | — |
| 1973 | 67 | — | #1,444 | — |
| 1972 | 82 | — | #1,254 | — |
| 1971 | 96 | — | #1,187 | — |
| 1970 | 90 | — | #1,239 | — |
| 1969 | 71 | — | #1,358 | — |
| 1968 | 68 | — | #1,347 | — |
| 1967 | 66 | — | #1,349 | — |
| 1966 | 70 | — | #1,293 | — |
| 1965 | 86 | — | #1,147 | — |
| 1964 | 76 | — | #1,266 | — |
| 1963 | 67 | — | #1,354 | — |
| 1962 | 66 | — | #1,362 | — |
| 1961 | 57 | — | #1,481 | — |
| 1960 | 51 | — | #1,563 | — |
| 1959 | 62 | — | #1,360 | — |
| 1958 | 61 | — | #1,350 | — |
| 1957 | 66 | — | #1,305 | — |
| 1956 | 52 | — | #1,472 | — |
| 1955 | 44 | — | #1,541 | — |
| 1954 | 53 | — | #1,377 | — |
| 1953 | 52 | — | #1,346 | — |
| 1952 | 51 | — | #1,354 | — |
| 1951 | 55 | — | #1,256 | — |
| 1950 | 42 | — | #1,413 | — |
| 1949 | 49 | — | #1,306 | — |
| 1948 | 51 | — | #1,288 | — |
| 1947 | 46 | — | #1,362 | — |
| 1946 | 31 | — | #1,593 | — |
| 1945 | 44 | — | #1,189 | — |
| 1944 | 39 | — | #1,276 | — |
| 1943 | 40 | — | #1,295 | — |
| 1942 | 36 | — | #1,352 | — |
| 1941 | 37 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1940 | 49 | — | #1,026 | — |
| 1939 | 49 | — | #1,011 | — |
| 1938 | 43 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1937 | 45 | — | #1,065 | — |
| 1936 | 46 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1935 | 55 | — | #939 | — |
| 1934 | 65 | — | #848 | — |
| 1933 | 64 | — | #836 | — |
| 1932 | 65 | — | #862 | — |
| 1931 | 69 | — | #821 | — |
| 1930 | 115 | — | #645 | — |
| 1929 | 87 | — | #752 | — |
| 1928 | 100 | — | #704 | — |
| 1927 | 78 | — | #835 | — |
| 1926 | 91 | — | #757 | — |
| 1925 | 96 | — | #753 | — |
| 1924 | 102 | — | #731 | — |
| 1923 | 64 | — | #916 | — |
| 1922 | 74 | — | #854 | — |
| 1921 | 62 | — | #942 | — |
| 1920 | 63 | — | #914 | — |
| 1919 | 50 | — | #1,019 | — |
| 1918 | 40 | — | #1,187 | — |
| 1917 | 49 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1916 | 13 | — | #2,392 | — |
| 1915 | 28 | — | #1,345 | — |
| 1914 | 25 | — | #1,236 | — |
| 1913 | 28 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1912 | 17 | — | #1,310 | — |
| 1911 | 16 | — | #1,124 | — |
| 1910 | 12 | — | #1,346 | — |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,491 | — |
| 1908 | 11 | — | #1,272 | — |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,666 | — |
| 1906 | 12 | — | #1,108 | — |
| 1905 | 10 | — | #1,249 | — |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,510 | — |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,837 | — |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,719 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,594 | — |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,307 | — |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,631 | — |
| 1894 | 6 | — | #1,374 | — |
| 1893 | 8 | — | #1,099 | — |