Cathryn · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 143 recorded years as a table

Cathryn, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	46
1883	125
1884	70
1885	68
1887	55
1888	62
1889	101
1890	42
1891	65
1892	108
1893	61
1894	58
1895	103
1896	126
1897	77
1898	89
1899	82
1900	57
1901	96
1902	68
1903	73
1904	65
1905	89
1906	64
1907	97
1908	120
1909	89
1910	98
1911	112
1912	108
1913	130
1914	134
1915	138
1916	114
1917	131
1918	123
1919	100
1920	98
1921	120
1922	107
1923	109
1924	108
1925	90
1926	96
1927	105
1928	69
1929	87
1930	83
1931	79
1932	73
1933	83
1934	89
1935	81
1936	72
1937	68
1938	65
1939	56
1940	71
1941	78
1942	84
1943	91
1944	92
1945	103
1946	102
1947	140
1948	156
1949	171
1950	187
1951	187
1952	189
1953	171
1954	179
1955	171
1956	183
1957	148
1958	158
1959	134
1960	126
1961	117
1962	108
1963	114
1964	102
1965	95
1966	111
1967	122
1968	101
1969	106
1970	113
1971	105
1972	95
1973	80
1974	71
1975	81
1976	72
1977	82
1978	88
1979	82
1980	81
1981	85
1982	79
1983	94
1984	92
1985	95
1986	94
1987	84
1988	99
1989	84
1990	83
1991	98
1992	82
1993	78
1994	82
1995	82
1996	88
1997	78
1998	61
1999	73
2000	85
2001	69
2002	57
2003	56
2004	58
2005	61
2006	44
2007	47
2008	51
2009	26
2010	33
2011	35
2012	31
2013	30
2014	32
2015	36
2016	23
2017	22
2018	15
2019	23
2020	12
2021	18
2022	10
2023	8
2024	10
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Cathryn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 8
Rank in 2025: #10,917
How rare: 1 in 200,908 girls
Since 1882: 16,332

Most popular in 1952, at 189 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 86% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.