How Many People Are Named Catricia?
An estimated 67 people in the United States have the first name Catricia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Catricia peaked in popularity in 1971 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Catricia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Catricia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Catricia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
67
About 1 in 5,115,736 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1971
12 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Catricia
Catricia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Catricia as a female name
Ranked #12,008 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1971 (12 births)
Catricia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Catricia span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 42 babies were registered. Catricia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Catricia by Decade
How has Catricia 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.
Catricia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Catricia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Catricia
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Catricia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Catricia?
We estimate approximately 67 people named Catricia 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 5,115,736 Americans share this first name.
Is Catricia a common name?
Catricia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Catricia most popular?
Catricia reached peak popularity in 1971, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Catricia is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Catricia was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Catricia a female name?
Catricia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Catricia have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Catricia peaked in 1971, and the average living bearer is about 48 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Catricia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Catricia Smith, Catricia Johnson, Catricia 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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