Catherine remains a common girls' name (#313 in 2025), down from a peak of #18 in 1914.
Catherine is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #314 for girl births in the United States (and #669 across all names), given to 972 babies. Catherine first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1956 (12,056 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 972 | 972 | #314 | — |
| 2024 | 956 | 956 | #324 | — |
| 2023 | 933 | 933 | #331 | — |
| 2022 | 981 | 981 | #328 | — |
| 2021 | 1,005 | 1,005 | #323 | — |
| 2020 | 1,155 | 1,155 | #267 | — |
| 2019 | 1,312 | 1,312 | #241 | — |
| 2018 | 1,507 | 1,512 | #205 | — |
| 2017 | 1,584 | 1,584 | #198 | — |
| 2016 | 1,669 | 1,675 | #195 | — |
| 2015 | 1,807 | 1,807 | #177 | — |
| 2014 | 1,945 | 1,945 | #170 | — |
| 2013 | 1,868 | 1,868 | #170 | — |
| 2012 | 1,913 | 1,913 | #165 | — |
| 2011 | 1,937 | 1,937 | #161 | — |
| 2010 | 1,612 | 1,612 | #194 | — |
| 2009 | 1,892 | 1,892 | #176 | — |
| 2008 | 2,323 | 2,323 | #148 | — |
| 2007 | 2,477 | 2,477 | #142 | #12,669 |
| 2006 | 2,793 | 2,799 | #121 | — |
| 2005 | 2,993 | 3,000 | #109 | #8,418 |
| 2004 | 3,192 | 3,197 | #103 | #6,588 |
| 2003 | 3,231 | 3,231 | #106 | — |
| 2002 | 3,302 | 3,311 | #101 | #6,605 |
| 2001 | 3,731 | 3,745 | #81 | — |
| 2000 | 3,802 | 3,811 | #81 | — |
| 1999 | 3,410 | 3,425 | #98 | #6,620 |
| 1998 | 3,350 | 3,367 | #101 | — |
| 1997 | 3,599 | — | #96 | #6,700 |
| 1996 | 3,750 | — | #95 | #5,235 |
| 1995 | 3,871 | — | #90 | #5,180 |
| 1994 | 4,102 | — | #84 | — |
| 1993 | 4,475 | — | #75 | — |
| 1992 | 4,546 | — | #78 | #5,286 |
| 1991 | 4,823 | — | #72 | #6,029 |
| 1990 | 4,917 | — | #71 | #2,791 |
| 1989 | 4,603 | — | #67 | #1,738 |
| 1988 | 4,520 | — | #69 | #3,228 |
| 1987 | 4,132 | — | #74 | #2,343 |
| 1986 | 4,266 | — | #67 | #2,300 |
| 1985 | 4,309 | — | #65 | #3,624 |
| 1984 | 4,259 | — | #69 | #2,543 |
| 1983 | 4,269 | — | #66 | #2,687 |
| 1982 | 4,106 | — | #73 | #4,653 |
| 1981 | 4,071 | — | #73 | #3,054 |
| 1980 | 4,096 | — | #77 | #2,849 |
| 1979 | 3,892 | — | #78 | #3,030 |
| 1978 | 3,976 | — | #72 | #2,490 |
| 1977 | 3,861 | — | #75 | #2,214 |
| 1976 | 3,794 | — | #72 | #2,842 |
| 1975 | 3,947 | — | #73 | #3,276 |
| 1974 | 4,203 | — | #73 | #2,207 |
| 1973 | 4,276 | — | #67 | #2,522 |
| 1972 | 4,697 | — | #65 | #3,008 |
| 1971 | 5,353 | — | #65 | #2,379 |
| 1970 | 6,024 | — | #59 | #2,002 |
| 1969 | 6,112 | — | #58 | #1,990 |
| 1968 | 6,145 | — | #56 | #2,044 |
| 1967 | 6,366 | — | #55 | #1,715 |
| 1966 | 6,985 | — | #54 | #1,617 |
| 1965 | 7,270 | — | #57 | #1,488 |
| 1964 | 8,260 | — | #54 | #1,661 |
| 1963 | 8,322 | — | #53 | #1,488 |
| 1962 | 8,717 | — | #53 | #1,810 |
| 1961 | 9,270 | — | #48 | #1,887 |
| 1960 | 9,560 | — | #42 | #1,662 |
| 1959 | 10,045 | — | #40 | #1,811 |
| 1958 | 10,792 | — | #38 | #1,647 |
| 1957 | 11,178 | — | #37 | #1,514 |
| 1956 | 12,075 | — | #28 | #1,836 |
| 1955 | 11,660 | — | #28 | #1,575 |
| 1954 | 11,096 | — | #32 | #1,899 |
| 1953 | 10,866 | — | #35 | #1,908 |
| 1952 | 11,084 | — | #34 | #1,353 |
| 1951 | 10,590 | — | #34 | #1,524 |
| 1950 | 9,673 | — | #34 | #1,754 |
| 1949 | 9,151 | — | #37 | #2,040 |
| 1948 | 8,267 | — | #41 | #1,524 |
| 1947 | 7,902 | — | #46 | #2,178 |
| 1946 | 6,381 | — | #48 | #1,962 |
| 1945 | 5,049 | — | #50 | #1,589 |
| 1944 | 5,272 | — | #49 | #1,750 |
| 1943 | 5,451 | — | #48 | #1,434 |
| 1942 | 5,293 | — | #49 | #1,363 |
| 1941 | 4,902 | — | #51 | #1,645 |
| 1940 | 4,601 | — | #53 | #1,689 |
| 1939 | 4,594 | — | #49 | #1,647 |
| 1938 | 4,545 | — | #48 | #1,527 |
| 1937 | 4,482 | — | #47 | #1,411 |
| 1936 | 4,563 | — | #44 | #1,298 |
| 1935 | 4,716 | — | #42 | #1,665 |
| 1934 | 4,953 | — | #42 | #1,561 |
| 1933 | 4,927 | — | #44 | #1,600 |
| 1932 | 5,478 | — | #39 | #1,258 |
| 1931 | 5,680 | — | #36 | #1,103 |
| 1930 | 6,331 | — | #35 | #1,261 |
| 1929 | 6,300 | — | #34 | #1,530 |
| 1928 | 6,951 | — | #33 | #1,098 |
| 1927 | 7,291 | — | #31 | #1,232 |
| 1926 | 7,498 | — | #31 | #1,356 |
| 1925 | 7,886 | — | #29 | #1,815 |
| 1924 | 8,391 | — | #27 | #1,420 |
| 1923 | 8,459 | — | #24 | #1,649 |
| 1922 | 8,559 | — | #24 | #1,656 |
| 1921 | 8,904 | — | #23 | #1,993 |
| 1920 | 8,897 | — | #21 | #1,830 |
| 1919 | 8,352 | — | #23 | #1,889 |
| 1918 | 8,854 | — | #20 | #2,421 |
| 1917 | 8,705 | — | #18 | #1,915 |
| 1916 | 8,492 | — | #20 | #1,465 |
| 1915 | 8,196 | — | #19 | #1,890 |
| 1914 | 6,633 | — | #18 | #1,350 |
| 1913 | 5,314 | — | #22 | #1,597 |
| 1912 | 4,677 | — | #21 | #1,540 |
| 1911 | 3,576 | — | #20 | #1,050 |
| 1910 | 3,171 | — | #22 | #1,055 |
| 1909 | 2,904 | — | #23 | #1,170 |
| 1908 | 2,760 | — | #22 | #893 |
| 1907 | 2,464 | — | #25 | #1,116 |
| 1906 | 2,237 | — | #26 | #1,026 |
| 1905 | 2,198 | — | #28 | — |
| 1904 | 1,991 | — | #31 | #820 |
| 1903 | 1,916 | — | #32 | — |
| 1902 | 1,896 | — | #31 | — |
| 1901 | 1,604 | — | #38 | #1,077 |
| 1900 | 2,086 | — | #34 | #1,348 |
| 1899 | 1,633 | — | #36 | #1,075 |
| 1898 | 1,710 | — | #41 | #1,151 |
| 1897 | 1,511 | — | #42 | — |
| 1896 | 1,594 | — | #40 | — |
| 1895 | 1,514 | — | #38 | — |
| 1894 | 1,430 | — | #41 | — |
| 1893 | 1,341 | — | #42 | #1,065 |
| 1892 | 1,333 | — | #42 | — |
| 1891 | 1,225 | — | #41 | #863 |
| 1890 | 1,232 | — | #44 | — |
| 1889 | 1,198 | — | #42 | — |
| 1888 | 1,218 | — | #42 | #941 |
| 1887 | 972 | — | #44 | #953 |
| 1886 | 916 | — | #45 | — |
| 1885 | 846 | — | #45 | — |
| 1884 | 881 | — | #43 | #784 |
| 1883 | 853 | — | #36 | — |
| 1882 | 726 | — | #42 | — |
| 1881 | 635 | — | #40 | — |
| 1880 | 688 | — | #31 | — |