Is Catharine a boy or girl name?
Catharine was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,994 US babies named Catharine were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,377
- Babies named Catharine since 1880
- 12,994
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 281 babies
Boys and girls named Catharine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 478 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 801 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,117 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,086 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,643 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 844 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,012 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,387 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,074 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 777 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 705 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 550 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 337 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 147 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,377 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,645 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,938 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,323 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,700 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,879 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,739 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,376 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,002 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,061 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,654 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,463 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,856 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,614 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,015 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,124 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,171 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,713 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,599 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,506 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,914 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,422 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,091 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,102 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,078 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,790 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,980 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,430 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,595 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,628 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,326 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,779 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,081 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,164 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,736 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,912 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,894 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,816 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,740 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,606 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,606 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,449 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,534 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,569 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,705 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,772 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,505 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,564 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,449 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,221 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,371 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,484 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,292 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,351 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,089 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,048 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,167 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,211 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 109 | #983 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,086 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 121 | #957 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 134 | #909 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 116 | #998 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 125 | #963 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,054 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 129 | #920 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 147 | #841 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 134 | #881 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 135 | #858 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 141 | #814 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 140 | #793 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 129 | #811 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 135 | #765 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 155 | #701 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 142 | #720 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 119 | #791 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 109 | #837 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 131 | #747 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 111 | #781 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 90 | #792 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 98 | #771 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 91 | #809 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 103 | #744 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 89 | #759 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 71 | #849 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 69 | #838 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 84 | #756 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 62 | #879 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 89 | #707 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 81 | #751 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 75 | #775 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 79 | #742 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 104 | #658 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 93 | #690 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 108 | #661 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 111 | #662 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 125 | #630 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 118 | #660 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 134 | #613 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 175 | #540 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 166 | #565 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 188 | #509 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 213 | #472 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 208 | #478 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 205 | #475 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 200 | #469 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 236 | #431 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 263 | #391 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 267 | #383 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 281 | #357 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 199 | #379 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 187 | #352 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 183 | #339 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 131 | #348 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 139 | #332 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 123 | #323 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 123 | #320 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 118 | #320 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 114 | #315 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 135 | #285 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 108 | #311 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 101 | #310 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 103 | #312 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 88 | #320 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 104 | #332 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 95 | #302 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 105 | #303 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 100 | #283 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 98 | #294 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 89 | #308 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 71 | #331 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 80 | #306 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 57 | #348 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 53 | #345 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 53 | #350 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 63 | #305 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 66 | #290 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 38 | #348 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 50 | #291 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 56 | #264 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 42 | #295 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 52 | #249 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 43 | #265 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 40 | #251 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 28 | #296 |
Highest rank
Catharine has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #249 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Catharine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.