How Many People Are Named Cathreen?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Cathreen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Cathreen peaked in popularity in 1925 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cathreen 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 Cathreen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Cathreen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
- Cathreen is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1925
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cathreen
Cathreen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cathreen as a female name
Ranked #6,082 in 1956
5 female births in 1956
Peak: 1925 (5 births)
Cathreen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cathreen span from the 1920s to the 1950s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 10 babies were registered. Cathreen remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cathreen by Decade
How has Cathreen 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.
Cathreen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cathreen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cathreen
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cathreen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cathreen?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Cathreen 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Cathreen a common name?
Cathreen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cathreen most popular?
Cathreen reached peak popularity in 1925, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cathreen is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cathreen a female name?
Cathreen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cathreen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cathreen Smith, Cathreen Johnson, Cathreen 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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