Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: FrenchKatherine, 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
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.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 688 | #31 |
| 1881 | 635 | #40 |
| 1882 | 726 | #42 |
| 1883 | 853 | #36 |
| 1884 | 874 | #43 |
| 1885 | 846 | #45 |
| 1886 | 916 | #45 |
| 1887 | 967 | #44 |
| 1888 | 1,212 | #42 |
| 1889 | 1,198 | #42 |
| 1890 | 1,232 | #44 |
| 1891 | 1,219 | #41 |
| 1892 | 1,333 | #42 |
| 1893 | 1,336 | #42 |
| 1894 | 1,430 | #41 |
| 1895 | 1,514 | #38 |
| 1896 | 1,594 | #40 |
| 1897 | 1,511 | #42 |
| 1898 | 1,705 | #41 |
| 1899 | 1,628 | #36 |
| 1900 | 2,081 | #34 |
| 1901 | 1,599 | #38 |
| 1902 | 1,896 | #31 |
| 1903 | 1,916 | #32 |
| 1904 | 1,983 | #31 |
| 1905 | 2,198 | #28 |
| 1906 | 2,230 | #26 |
| 1907 | 2,457 | #25 |
| 1908 | 2,750 | #22 |
| 1909 | 2,897 | #23 |
| 1910 | 3,161 | #22 |
| 1911 | 3,565 | #20 |
| 1912 | 4,666 | #21 |
| 1913 | 5,302 | #22 |
| 1914 | 6,613 | #18 |
| 1915 | 8,181 | #19 |
| 1916 | 8,469 | #20 |
| 1917 | 8,689 | #18 |
| 1918 | 8,842 | #20 |
| 1919 | 8,335 | #23 |
| 1920 | 8,878 | #21 |
| 1921 | 8,887 | #23 |
| 1922 | 8,537 | #24 |
| 1923 | 8,437 | #24 |
| 1924 | 8,363 | #27 |
| 1925 | 7,867 | #29 |
| 1926 | 7,469 | #31 |
| 1927 | 7,256 | #31 |
| 1928 | 6,910 | #33 |
| 1929 | 6,277 | #34 |
| 1930 | 6,298 | #35 |
| 1931 | 5,642 | #36 |
| 1932 | 5,448 | #39 |
| 1933 | 4,908 | #44 |
| 1934 | 4,934 | #42 |
| 1935 | 4,698 | #42 |
| 1936 | 4,537 | #44 |
| 1937 | 4,459 | #47 |
| 1938 | 4,525 | #48 |
| 1939 | 4,577 | #49 |
| 1940 | 4,584 | #53 |
| 1941 | 4,884 | #51 |
| 1942 | 5,267 | #49 |
| 1943 | 5,427 | #48 |
| 1944 | 5,256 | #49 |
| 1945 | 5,031 | #50 |
| 1946 | 6,367 | #48 |
| 1947 | 7,889 | #46 |
| 1948 | 8,244 | #41 |
| 1949 | 9,137 | #37 |
| 1950 | 9,655 | #34 |
| 1951 | 10,566 | #34 |
| 1952 | 11,053 | #34 |
| 1953 | 10,848 | #35 |
| 1954 | 11,080 | #32 |
| 1955 | 11,636 | #28 |
| 1956 | 12,057 | #28 |
| 1957 | 11,150 | #37 |
| 1958 | 10,770 | #38 |
| 1959 | 10,022 | #40 |
| 1960 | 9,537 | #42 |
| 1961 | 9,250 | #48 |
| 1962 | 8,697 | #53 |
| 1963 | 8,294 | #53 |
| 1964 | 8,237 | #54 |
| 1965 | 7,243 | #57 |
| 1966 | 6,961 | #54 |
| 1967 | 6,345 | #55 |
| 1968 | 6,130 | #56 |
| 1969 | 6,093 | #58 |
| 1970 | 6,006 | #59 |
| 1971 | 5,336 | #65 |
| 1972 | 4,685 | #65 |
| 1973 | 4,262 | #67 |
| 1974 | 4,183 | #73 |
| 1975 | 3,935 | #73 |
| 1976 | 3,779 | #72 |
| 1977 | 3,841 | #75 |
| 1978 | 3,959 | #72 |
| 1979 | 3,878 | #78 |
| 1980 | 4,080 | #77 |
| 1981 | 4,056 | #73 |
| 1982 | 4,098 | #73 |
| 1983 | 4,251 | #66 |
| 1984 | 4,240 | #69 |
| 1985 | 4,297 | #65 |
| 1986 | 4,242 | #67 |
| 1987 | 4,108 | #74 |
| 1988 | 4,504 | #69 |
| 1989 | 4,559 | #67 |
| 1990 | 4,893 | #71 |
| 1991 | 4,814 | #72 |
| 1992 | 4,536 | #78 |
| 1993 | 4,475 | #75 |
| 1994 | 4,102 | #84 |
| 1995 | 3,860 | #90 |
| 1996 | 3,739 | #95 |
| 1997 | 3,591 | #96 |
| 1998 | 3,348 | #101 |
| 1999 | 3,401 | #98 |
| 2000 | 3,802 | #81 |
| 2001 | 3,731 | #81 |
| 2002 | 3,292 | #101 |
| 2003 | 3,231 | #106 |
| 2004 | 3,181 | #103 |
| 2005 | 2,985 | #109 |
| 2006 | 2,793 | #121 |
| 2007 | 2,472 | #142 |
| 2008 | 2,323 | #148 |
| 2009 | 1,891 | #176 |
| 2010 | 1,612 | #193 |
| 2011 | 1,937 | #161 |
| 2012 | 1,913 | #165 |
| 2013 | 1,868 | #170 |
| 2014 | 1,944 | #170 |
| 2015 | 1,807 | #177 |
| 2016 | 1,668 | #196 |
| 2017 | 1,584 | #198 |
| 2018 | 1,506 | #205 |
| 2019 | 1,312 | #241 |
| 2020 | 1,155 | #267 |
| 2021 | 1,004 | #323 |
| 2022 | 981 | #328 |
| 2023 | 933 | #330 |
| 2024 | 955 | #320 |
