Girls name
Catherine
Catherine is a girls' name given to 621,577 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1956 with 12,056 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in District of Columbia in 1912.
Which states favor Catherine
Catherine by state
Top states by all-time births named Catherine. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 79,230 | #381 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 56,931 | #246 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 43,605 | #372 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 33,809 | #365 (2025) |
| 5 | New Jersey | 27,457 | #313 (2025) |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 27,131 | #249 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 26,912 | #358 (2025) |
| 8 | Texas | 24,867 | #290 (2025) |
| 9 | Michigan | 22,892 | #443 (2025) |
| 10 | Virginia | 17,324 | #240 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 16,546 | #183 (2025) |
| 12 | Georgia | 15,893 | #353 (2025) |
| 13 | Maryland | 15,416 | #285 (2025) |
| 14 | Florida | 15,348 | #406 (2025) |
| 15 | Missouri | 12,597 | #487 (2025) |
| 16 | Indiana | 11,945 | #307 (2025) |
| 17 | Louisiana | 11,878 | #303 (2025) |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 11,778 | #487 (2025) |
| 19 | Alabama | 11,154 | #156 (2025) |
| 20 | Minnesota | 10,659 | #430 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).