Is Catherine a boy or girl name?
Catherine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 955 girls and 0 boys were named Catherine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 668,624 US babies named Catherine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #320
- Babies named Catherine since 1880
- 668,624
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 12,076 babies
Boys and girls named Catherine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | 8,915 | 99.8% |
| 1890s | 21 | 14,502 | 99.9% |
| 1900s | 50 | 22,007 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 147 | 65,823 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 255 | 78,881 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 242 | 50,026 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 183 | 62,086 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 220 | 108,837 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 219 | 76,787 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 159 | 43,864 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 194 | 42,435 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 80 | 40,759 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 34 | 29,701 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 17,151 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,028 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 955 | #320 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 933 | #330 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 981 | #328 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #323 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,155 | #267 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,312 | #241 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,506 | #205 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,584 | #198 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,668 | #196 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,807 | #177 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,944 | #170 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,868 | #170 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,913 | #165 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,937 | #161 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,612 | #193 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,891 | #176 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,323 | #148 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,668 | 2,472 | #142 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,793 | #121 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,418 | 2,985 | #109 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,589 | 3,181 | #103 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 3,231 | #106 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,605 | 3,292 | #101 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 3,731 | #81 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 3,802 | #81 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,620 | 3,401 | #98 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 3,348 | #101 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,700 | 3,591 | #96 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,235 | 3,739 | #95 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,180 | 3,860 | #90 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 4,102 | #84 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 4,475 | #75 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,287 | 4,536 | #78 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,029 | 4,814 | #72 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,790 | 4,893 | #71 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,738 | 4,559 | #67 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,228 | 4,504 | #69 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,343 | 4,108 | #74 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,300 | 4,242 | #67 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,624 | 4,297 | #65 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,544 | 4,240 | #69 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,688 | 4,251 | #66 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,653 | 4,098 | #73 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,051 | 4,056 | #73 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,849 | 4,080 | #77 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,030 | 3,878 | #78 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,490 | 3,959 | #72 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,214 | 3,841 | #75 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,843 | 3,779 | #72 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,275 | 3,935 | #73 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,207 | 4,183 | #73 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,523 | 4,262 | #67 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,010 | 4,685 | #65 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,380 | 5,336 | #65 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,002 | 6,006 | #59 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,990 | 6,093 | #58 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,042 | 6,130 | #56 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,715 | 6,345 | #55 |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,617 | 6,961 | #54 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,490 | 7,243 | #57 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,661 | 8,237 | #54 |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,488 | 8,294 | #53 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,810 | 8,697 | #53 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,885 | 9,250 | #48 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,662 | 9,537 | #42 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,811 | 10,022 | #40 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,646 | 10,770 | #38 |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,514 | 11,150 | #37 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,836 | 12,057 | #28 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,575 | 11,636 | #28 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,899 | 11,080 | #32 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,908 | 10,848 | #35 |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,353 | 11,053 | #34 |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,525 | 10,566 | #34 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,754 | 9,655 | #34 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,040 | 9,137 | #37 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,524 | 8,244 | #41 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,178 | 7,889 | #46 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,962 | 6,367 | #48 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,589 | 5,031 | #50 |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,750 | 5,256 | #49 |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,434 | 5,427 | #48 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,363 | 5,267 | #49 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,645 | 4,884 | #51 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,689 | 4,584 | #53 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,647 | 4,577 | #49 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,527 | 4,525 | #48 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,411 | 4,459 | #47 |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,298 | 4,537 | #44 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,665 | 4,698 | #42 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,561 | 4,934 | #42 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,600 | 4,908 | #44 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,258 | 5,448 | #39 |
| 1931 | 38 | #1,103 | 5,642 | #36 |
| 1930 | 32 | #1,261 | 6,298 | #35 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,530 | 6,277 | #34 |
| 1928 | 41 | #1,098 | 6,910 | #33 |
| 1927 | 35 | #1,232 | 7,256 | #31 |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,356 | 7,469 | #31 |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,815 | 7,867 | #29 |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,420 | 8,363 | #27 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,649 | 8,437 | #24 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,656 | 8,537 | #24 |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,993 | 8,887 | #23 |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,830 | 8,878 | #21 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,889 | 8,335 | #23 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,421 | 8,842 | #20 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,915 | 8,689 | #18 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,465 | 8,469 | #20 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,890 | 8,181 | #19 |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,350 | 6,613 | #18 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,597 | 5,302 | #22 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,540 | 4,666 | #21 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,050 | 3,565 | #20 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,055 | 3,161 | #22 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,170 | 2,897 | #23 |
| 1908 | 10 | #893 | 2,750 | #22 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,116 | 2,457 | #25 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,026 | 2,230 | #26 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 2,198 | #28 |
| 1904 | 9 | #820 | 1,983 | #31 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 1,916 | #32 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 1,896 | #31 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,077 | 1,599 | #38 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,348 | 2,081 | #34 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,075 | 1,628 | #36 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,151 | 1,705 | #41 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 1,511 | #42 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 1,594 | #40 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 1,514 | #38 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 1,430 | #41 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,065 | 1,336 | #42 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 1,333 | #42 |
| 1891 | 6 | #863 | 1,219 | #41 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 1,232 | #44 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 1,198 | #42 |
| 1888 | 6 | #941 | 1,212 | #42 |
| 1887 | 5 | #953 | 967 | #44 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 916 | #45 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 846 | #45 |
| 1884 | 7 | #784 | 874 | #43 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 853 | #36 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 726 | #42 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 635 | #40 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 688 | #31 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Catherine reached #784 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #18 in 1914. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Catherine
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.