Catharine Name Popularity

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How popular is Catharine?

Ranking 10,669th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Catharine is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Catharine has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 249, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1883.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1915 with 281 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Catharine was 9 in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1880-1883, 1890-1896, 1901-1905, 1909-1915, 1939-1942, and 1943-1947, the name Catharine took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1990-1993, 2008-2012, and 2014-2017.

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Catharine be?

The popularity trend for Catharine has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Catharine for their newborn has dropped.

The name Catharine is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Catharine has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Catharin. (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	10,669
2017		13	8,345
2016		12	8,978
2015		12	9,045
2014		23	5,645
2013		16	7,449
2012		11	9,839
2011		19	6,608
2010		22	6,012
2009		18	7,118
2008		28	5,171
2007		31	4,711
2006		31	4,597
2005		30	4,503
2004		36	3,914
2003		41	3,477
2002		31	4,090
2001		45	3,099
2000		45	3,077
1999		49	2,789
1998		43	2,978
1997		54	2,430
1996		48	2,595
1995		47	2,627
1994		56	2,326
1993		43	2,779
1992		65	2,081
1991		61	2,164
1990		84	1,736
1989		68	1,912
1988		65	1,894
1987		64	1,815
1986		67	1,740
1985		74	1,605
1984		69	1,606
1983		80	1,449
1982		77	1,534
1981		75	1,569
1980		66	1,705
1979		61	1,772
1978		75	1,505
1977		69	1,563
1976		72	1,449
1975		94	1,221
1974		75	1,371
1973		64	1,484
1972		79	1,290
1971		79	1,350
1970		109	1,089
1969		109	1,048
1968		86	1,166
1967		77	1,211
1966		109	983
1965		93	1,086
1964		121	956
1963		134	909
1962		116	998
1961		125	963
1960		104	1,054
1959		129	919
1958		146	845
1957		134	881
1956		135	859
1955		141	815
1954		140	792
1953		129	812
1952		135	765
1951		155	701
1950		142	720
1949		119	791
1948		109	837
1947		131	746
1946		111	781
1945		90	792
1944		98	771
1943		91	809
1942		103	744
1941		89	759
1940		71	849
1939		69	838
1938		84	756
1937		62	879
1936		89	707
1935		81	751
1934		75	775
1933		79	742
1932		104	658
1931		93	690
1930		108	661
1929		110	666
1928		126	627
1927		118	660
1926		134	612
1925		175	540
1924		166	565
1923		188	509
1922		213	472
1921		208	478
1920		205	475
1919		200	469
1918		236	431
1917		263	391
1916		267	383
1915		281	357
1914		199	379
1913		187	352
1912		183	339
1911		131	348
1910		139	332
1909		123	323
1908		123	320
1907		118	320
1906		114	315
1905		135	285
1904		108	311
1903		101	310
1902		103	312
1901		88	320
1900		104	332
1899		95	302
1898		105	303
1897		100	283
1896		98	294
1895		89	308
1894		71	331
1893		80	306
1892		57	348
1891		53	345
1890		53	350
1889		63	305
1888		66	290
1887		38	349
1886		50	291
1885		56	264
1884		42	295
1883		52	249
1882		43	265
1881		40	251
1880		28	296

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.