The baby name Catherine appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1956 with 14,383 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Catherine has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 4,027 |
| 1911 | 4,480 |
| 1912 | 5,680 |
| 1913 | 6,443 |
| 1913 | 6 |
| 1914 | 7,951 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 9,989 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 10,357 |
| 1917 | 10,564 |
| 1918 | 10,749 |
| 1919 | 10,007 |
| 1920 | 10,727 |
| 1921 | 10,582 |
| 1922 | 8,651 |
| 1923 | 10,994 |
| 1924 | 10,960 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 11,476 |
| 1926 | 10,911 |
| 1926 | 17 |
| 1927 | 10,911 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1928 | 10,425 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 9,387 |
| 1930 | 9,445 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1931 | 7,497 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1932 | 7,275 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1933 | 6,481 |
| 1934 | 6,314 |
| 1934 | 9 |
| 1935 | 6,251 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1936 | 5,701 |
| 1937 | 5,576 |
| 1938 | 5,770 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1939 | 5,260 |
| 1940 | 5,476 |
| 1941 | 5,319 |
| 1942 | 5,745 |
| 1943 | 6,354 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1944 | 5,737 |
| 1945 | 5,439 |
| 1946 | 6,927 |
| 1947 | 8,982 |
| 1948 | 9,438 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1949 | 10,536 |
| 1950 | 11,897 |
| 1951 | 13,092 |
| 1952 | 14,151 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 13,673 |
| 1954 | 13,066 |
| 1955 | 13,788 |
| 1956 | 14,383 |
| 1957 | 12,773 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 13,666 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 12,661 |
| 1960 | 12,284 |
| 1961 | 12,018 |
| 1962 | 10,552 |
| 1963 | 9,055 |
| 1964 | 9,404 |
| 1965 | 8,086 |
| 1966 | 7,872 |
| 1967 | 7,051 |
| 1968 | 7,193 |
| 1969 | 7,226 |
| 1970 | 6,983 |
| 1971 | 6,305 |
| 1972 | 5,466 |
| 1973 | 4,879 |
| 1974 | 4,801 |
| 1975 | 4,497 |
| 1976 | 4,334 |
| 1977 | 4,820 |
| 1978 | 4,970 |
| 1979 | 4,801 |
| 1980 | 4,916 |
| 1981 | 4,540 |
| 1982 | 4,543 |
| 1983 | 4,691 |
| 1984 | 4,868 |
| 1985 | 4,931 |
| 1986 | 5,081 |
| 1987 | 5,097 |
| 1988 | 5,571 |
| 1989 | 5,645 |
| 1989 | 30 |
| 1990 | 5,164 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 5,895 |
| 1992 | 4,905 |
| 1993 | 4,916 |
| 1994 | 4,666 |
| 1995 | 4,259 |
| 1996 | 4,210 |
| 1997 | 4,089 |
| 1998 | 4,205 |
| 1999 | 3,466 |
| 2000 | 3,898 |
| 2001 | 3,627 |
| 2002 | 3,244 |
| 2003 | 3,261 |
| 2004 | 3,936 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3,716 |
| 2006 | 3,235 |
| 2007 | 2,958 |
| 2008 | 2,691 |
| 2009 | 1,979 |
| 2010 | 1,655 |
| 2011 | 2,218 |
| 2012 | 2,181 |
| 2013 | 1,976 |
| 2014 | 2,014 |
| 2015 | 1,976 |
| 2016 | 1,965 |
| 2017 | 1,867 |
| 2018 | 1,753 |
| 2019 | 1,442 |
| 2020 | 1,171 |
| 2021 | 1,145 |
| 2022 | 1,156 |
| 2023 | 1,102 |
| 2024 | 1,063 |