How Many People Are Named Catherina?
An estimated 733 people in the United States have the first name Catherina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Catherina peaked in popularity in 1962 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Catherina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Catherina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
733
About 1 in 467,605 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1962
25 births
Total Registered
933
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Catherina
Catherina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 933 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Catherina as a female name
Ranked #15,694 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1962 (25 births)
Catherina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Catherina span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 184 babies were registered. Catherina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Catherina by Decade
How has Catherina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Catherina by State
Catherina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Catherina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Catherina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Catherina?
We estimate approximately 733 people named Catherina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 467,605 Americans share this first name.
Is Catherina a common name?
Catherina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 933 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Catherina most popular?
Catherina reached peak popularity in 1962, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Catherina is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Catherina a female name?
Catherina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Catherina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Catherina Smith, Catherina Johnson, Catherina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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