How Many People Are Named Cathrine?
An estimated 4,156 people in the United States have the first name Cathrine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Cathrine peaked in popularity in 1956 with 178 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cathrine 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 Cathrine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,156
About 1 in 82,472 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1956
178 births
Total Registered
7,715
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cathrine
Cathrine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,715 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cathrine as a female name
Ranked #16,007 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1956 (178 births)
Cathrine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cathrine span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,413 babies were registered. Cathrine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cathrine by Decade
How has Cathrine 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.
Cathrine by State
Birth registrations for Cathrine span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, Iowa, Oklahoma. On average, about 106 Cathrines were registered per state.
Cathrine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cathrine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cathrine
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cathrine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cathrine?
We estimate approximately 4,156 people named Cathrine 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 82,472 Americans share this first name.
Is Cathrine a common name?
Cathrine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,715 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cathrine most popular?
Cathrine reached peak popularity in 1956, when 178 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cathrine is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cathrine a female name?
Cathrine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cathrine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cathrine Smith, Cathrine Johnson, Cathrine 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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