Catherine

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Katherine, also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.

From Wikipedia

Catherine first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 1,557 babies (rank #16 that year). In 2024 it was given to 70 girls (rank #428). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Catherine

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Catherine yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

16,401

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,557

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Jane Austen: Catherine Morland — Northanger Abbey
In The Brontë Novels: Catherine Earnshaw — Emily's wild heart of Wuthering Heights

Famous people named Catherine

Catherine II of Russiaart collector · b. 1729
Catherine, Princess of Walesphilanthropist · b. 1982
Catherine Zeta-Jonesfilm actor · b. 1969
Catherine Deneuvefilm actor · b. 1943
Catherine of Alexandriamissionary · b. 287

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Catherine in 2024

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	1,557	#16
1992	1,484	#16
1993	1,382	#16
1994	1,246	#16
1995	1,108	#20
1996	992	#22
1997	758	#30
1998	713	#31
1999	674	#33
2000	639	#33
2001	616	#36
2002	501	#46
2003	446	#51
2004	401	#63
2005	339	#76
2006	346	#75
2007	289	#97
2008	258	#118
2009	244	#120
2010	244	#126
2011	241	#124
2012	228	#134
2013	222	#136
2014	205	#150
2015	217	#139
2016	185	#164
2017	157	#191
2018	127	#243
2019	134	#216
2020	125	#236
2021	91	#350
2022	68	#435
2023	61	#474
2024	70	#428