Over the past 110 years, 179 boys and 615 688 girls have been named Catherine. The name Catherine ranks 4837th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Catherine in 1913. The peak of popularity of the name Catherine came in the 1920s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.