Catharine
Catharine is a feminine given name, a variation of Katherine or Catherine. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Catharine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Catharine is a feminine given name, a variation of Katherine or Catherine. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Catharine
Catharine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 28 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 281 Catharines were born — ranking #357 that year. As of 2026, Catharine ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 13K Catharines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Catharine
Catharine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Catharine's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #357. Use the chart and map above to compare Catharine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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