Catalina
#111 for girls in 2025, 2,456 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #6,519
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 2,456 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 33,009since 1893
Catalina over time
Rank among girls' names. Catalina has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #111 | 2,456 | — | |
| 2024 | #128 | 2,222 | — | |
| 2023 | #146 | 1,935 | — | |
| 2022 | #149 | 1,953 | — | |
| 2021 | #166 | 1,746 | — | |
| 2020 | #179 | 1,597 | — | |
| 2019 | #189 | 1,566 | — | |
| 2018 | #237 | 1,364 | — | |
| 2017 | #260 | 1,229 | — | |
| 2016 | #315 | 1,033 | — | |
| 2015 | #325 | 1,005 | — | |
| 2014 | #366 | 889 | — | |
| 2013 | #394 | 781 | — | |
| 2012 | #476 | 642 | — | |
| 2011 | #647 | 443 | — | |
| 2010 | #687 | 417 | — | |
| 2009 | #599 | 503 | — | |
| 2008 | #705 | 425 | — | |
| 2007 | #711 | 411 | — | |
| 2006 | #686 | 411 | — | |
| 2005 | #659 | 420 | — | |
| 2004 | #766 | 340 | — | |
| 2003 | #757 | 328 | — | |
| 2002 | #796 | 294 | — | |
| 2001 | #769 | 310 | — | |
| 2000 | #762 | 300 | — | |
| 1999 | #841 | 257 | — | |
| 1998 | #936 | 220 | — | |
| 1997 | #889 | 227 | — | |
| 1996 | #859 | 232 | — | |
| 1995 | #945 | 200 | — | |
| 1994 | #838 | 239 | — | |
| 1993 | #887 | 218 | — | |
| 1992 | #892 | 220 | — | |
| 1991 | #885 | 222 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #943 | 201 | — | |
| 1989 | #859 | 217 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,140 | 134 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,313 | 105 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,157 | 123 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,249 | 109 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,091 | 127 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,144 | 116 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,138 | 123 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,139 | 120 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,083 | 130 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,238 | 104 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,126 | 115 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,088 | 119 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,078 | 113 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,055 | 112 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,124 | 103 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,444 | 67 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,254 | 82 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,187 | 96 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,238 | 90 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,355 | 71 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,348 | 66 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,291 | 70 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,145 | 86 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,265 | 76 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,352 | 67 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,359 | 66 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,481 | 57 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 51 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,358 | 62 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,349 | 61 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,301 | 66 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,470 | 52 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,537 | 44 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,377 | 53 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,344 | 52 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,351 | 51 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,254 | 55 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,411 | 42 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,304 | 49 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,285 | 51 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,357 | 46 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,272 | 39 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,291 | 40 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,349 | 36 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,243 | 37 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,023 | 49 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,009 | 49 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,063 | 45 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,022 | 46 | — | |
| 1935 | #937 | 55 | — | |
| 1934 | #848 | 65 | — | |
| 1933 | #834 | 64 | — | |
| 1932 | #862 | 65 | — | |
| 1931 | #819 | 69 | — | |
| 1930 | #645 | 115 | — | |
| 1929 | #752 | 87 | — | |
| 1928 | #703 | 100 | — | |
| 1927 | #834 | 78 | — | |
| 1926 | #757 | 91 | — | |
| 1925 | #753 | 96 | — | |
| 1924 | #731 | 102 | — | |
| 1923 | #912 | 64 | — | |
| 1922 | #852 | 74 | — | |
| 1921 | #942 | 62 | — | |
| 1920 | #914 | 63 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,017 | 50 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,184 | 40 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,002 | 49 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,228 | 25 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,020 | 28 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Catalina! It came in at #1,091, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1899, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Catalina is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#420 · 1 in 2,579
- Texas#724 · 1 in 5,910
- Illinois#1,099 · 1 in 12,054
- New York#1,474 · 1 in 16,974
Best ever in a state: #29 in Texas, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #420 | 58 | 1 in 2,579 |
| Texas | #724 | 17 | 1 in 5,910 |
| Illinois | #1,099 | 6 | 1 in 12,054 |
| New York | #1,474 | 6 | 1 in 16,974 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Catalina
- 17 spots since 2024 (#128 → #111)
- 68 spots since 2020 (#179 → #111)
- 214 spots since 2015 (#325 → #111)
- Biggest jump: 281 spots in 1989 (#1,140 → #859)
- Biggest drop: 174 spots in 1931 (#645 → #819)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 2025 at #111 (2,456 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1989–2025
- Highest: 1 in 654 girls born in 2025 were named Catalina (0.15%)
- 36.1% of all girls named Catalina (11,909) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 26 | #1,091 (1893) | #1,332 |
| 1900s | 73 | #1,101 (1906) | #1,470 |
| 1910s | 278 | #1,002 (1917) | #1,290 |
| 1920s | 817 | #703 (1928) | #815 |
| 1930s | 616 | #645 (1930) | #913 |
| 1940s | 422 | #1,023 (1940) | #1,289 |
| 1950s | 538 | #1,254 (1951) | #1,375 |
| 1960s | 678 | #1,145 (1965) | #1,350 |
| 1970s | 1,001 | #1,055 (1975) | #1,183 |
| 1980s | 1,304 | #859 (1989) | #1,131 |
| 1990s | 2,236 | #838 (1994) | #892 |
| 2000s | 3,742 | #599 (2009) | #721 |
| 2010s | 9,369 | #189 (2019) | #390 |
| 2020s | 11,909 | #111 (2025) | #147 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Catalina in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 12,884 of them was named Catalina, which outranked 90.4% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,079Rhea120
- #1,079Shakira120
- #1,079Stephaine120
- #1,088Catalina119
- #1,088Chrissy119
- #1,088Erinn119
- #1,088Jayne119
- #1,097Brigette118
- #1,097Elvira118
- #1,097Lila118
Tied with 8 names at #1,088; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.