Cathryn Name Popularity

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How popular is Cathryn?

Ranking 5,150th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Cathryn is rare.

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

Position 451, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1950.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1956 with 368 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Cathryn was less than 5, most recently in 1886.

Approximately during the years 1902-1908, 1909-1915, and 1938-1950, the name Cathryn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2005-2009, and 2015-2017.

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

How popular will Cathryn be?

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

The name Cathryn is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Cathryn (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		25	5,150
2017		38	3,923
2016		39	3,853
2015		63	2,776
2014		58	2,931
2013		53	3,086
2012		55	3,052
2011		61	2,842
2010		59	2,907
2009		48	3,419
2008		96	2,105
2007		91	2,180
2006		84	2,270
2005		113	1,742
2004		107	1,782
2003		102	1,822
2002		103	1,751
2001		124	1,510
2000		154	1,266
1999		130	1,360
1998		107	1,551
1997		135	1,291
1996		155	1,172
1995		144	1,192
1994		147	1,198
1993		141	1,230
1992		152	1,158
1991		183	1,011
1990		157	1,111
1989		154	1,088
1988		177	947
1987		146	1,053
1986		161	980
1985		163	951
1984		155	943
1983		157	944
1982		134	1,070
1981		142	1,016
1980		134	1,058
1979		131	1,055
1978		135	1,008
1977		126	1,047
1976		106	1,124
1975		118	1,023
1974		104	1,114
1973		116	1,011
1972		145	877
1971		174	803
1970		197	748
1969		178	755
1968		165	777
1967		201	683
1966		187	718
1965		168	763
1964		194	749
1963		219	680
1962		212	710
1961		236	674
1960		255	632
1959		272	602
1958		318	543
1957		302	551
1956		368	485
1955		334	504
1954		348	478
1953		321	482
1952		351	456
1951		336	453
1950		320	451
1949		292	470
1948		265	501
1947		248	534
1946		160	626
1945		135	626
1944		122	674
1943		127	673
1942		113	702
1941		94	728
1940		81	787
1939		61	899
1938		72	831
1937		72	810
1936		75	780
1935		85	730
1934		93	694
1933		84	709
1932		78	765
1931		84	736
1930		94	718
1929		97	712
1928		80	800
1927		125	644
1926		114	682
1925		110	704
1924		135	644
1923		132	640
1922		128	648
1921		148	594
1920		118	665
1919		113	655
1918		142	596
1917		142	567
1916		119	619
1915		136	549
1914		102	553
1913		81	567
1912		60	641
1911		47	626
1910		39	682
1909		31	719
1908		40	593
1907		31	680
1906		19	849
1905		26	701
1904		18	856
1903		19	791
1902		18	822
1901		23	663
1900		17	924
1899		19	731
1898		23	680
1897		18	741
1896		30	554
1895		24	624
1894		13	860
1893		13	829
1892		23	581
1891		12	803
1890		8	1,019
1889		18	602
1888		11	800
1887		8	873
1886		< 5	--
1885		9	752
1884		9	741
1883		14	524
1882		5	931
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

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.