NameTides

Catherine

Catherine was the #313 girls' name in the US in 2025 (972 babies), and #590 in England & Wales and #450 in Canada.

Catherine as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Catherine as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandUSCanadaScotlandEngland & Wales
Catherine as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#313 (972)#590 (66)#387 (8)#259 (6)#273 (15)#450 (68)—
2024#322 (956)#594 (66)#260 (14)#227 (7)#213 (20)#434 (70)—
2023#331 (933)#506 (78)#281 (13)#264 (6)#316 (12)#469 (62)—
2022#328 (981)#490 (83)#223 (18)#152 (13)#304 (14)#450 (66)—
2021#323 (1,005)#457 (95)#316 (11)#139 (17)#190 (25)#350 (93)—
2020#267 (1,155)#416 (102)#209 (18)#228 (7)#165 (29)#241 (125)—
2019#241 (1,312)#417 (101)#322 (11)#157 (13)#221 (22)#227 (133)—
2018#205 (1,507)#419 (104)#193 (23)#179 (11)#124 (44)#234 (132)—
2017#198 (1,584)#313 (155)#178 (26)#164 (13)#184 (28)#181 (167)—
2016#195 (1,669)#304 (163)#223 (19)#151 (15)#187 (27)#168 (185)—
2015#177 (1,807)#263 (187)#182 (24)#113 (21)#172 (33)#141 (217)—
2014#170 (1,945)#267 (179)#137 (36)#116 (22)#133 (44)#153 (205)—
2013#170 (1,868)#230 (218)#194 (23)#83 (29)#112 (55)#136 (226)—
2012#165 (1,913)#215 (232)#135 (34)#89 (28)#126 (48)#133 (230)—
2011#161 (1,937)#233 (217)#110 (42)#118 (21)#113 (56)#122 (246)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1914 at #18.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Catherine is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,600 to 1 in 1,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Catherine by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #368WAIdaho: #351IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #422MNIllinois: #363ILMichigan: #438MINew York: #380NYMassachusetts: #245MAOregon: #548ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #390IAIndiana: #305INOhio: #358OHPennsylvania: #246PANew Jersey: #312NJConnecticut: #220CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #372CAUtah: #539UTColorado: #254CONebraska: #335NEMissouri: #480MOKentucky: #172KYWest Virginia: #230WVVirginia: #236VAMaryland: #283MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #388AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #286KSArkansas: #425ARTennessee: #282TNNorth Carolina: #180NCSouth Carolina: #265SCDistrict of Columbia: #93DCOklahoma: #546OKLouisiana: #295LAMississippi: #242MSAlabama: #151ALGeorgia: #349GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #288TXFlorida: #404FL
Catherine (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#40032
Quebec2025#5009

Catherine (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CatherineCanadaGirls#45068
CatherineCanadaBoys—too few
CatherineEngland & WalesGirls#59066
CatherineIrelandGirls#27315
CatherineNorthern IrelandGirls#2596
CatherineNSWGirls—too few
CatherineScotlandGirls#3878
CatherineUSGirls#313972
CatherineUSBoys—too few