Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Catharine

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1915

Peak era

1915

Peak births

281

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19152025

Quick answers about Catharine

An estimated 5,246 living Americans are named Catharine.

Catharine fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Catharine is approximately 58 years, with most bearers falling between 40 and 71 years old.

Not especially. Catharine has been declining since its 1915 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1915

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

12,994

Catharine last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 12,994 American girls received the name.

Catharine peaked in 1915, when 281 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 12,994 Americans named Catharine since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1915

Living profile

5,246

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age58

Core range40–71

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.