Feminine dossier · first seen 1882

Cathryn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cathryn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 95.4% from peak

Peak era

1956

Peak rank proxy

368

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1882Peak 19562024

Peak year

1956

Decline from peak

95.4%

2024

All-time

16,322

Cathryn once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1956, when 368 girls were named Cathryn.

In 2024, only 17 girls were given the name.

Down 95.4% from its peak.

All told, about 16,322 Americans have been named Cathryn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 95.4% from peak

Curious about the history of Cathryn? Browse books about the name Cathryn on Amazon.