CATHERINE is ranked as the 78th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 752,195.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 235.9 people named CATHERINE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CATHERINE is 425,436.
The SSA data also shows that CATHERINE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
CATHERINE is
80.3% White,
4.4% Hispanic origin,
11.5% Black,
1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name CATHERINE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name CATHERINE is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Greek feminine given name
French feminine given name
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CATHERINE
The state with the most people named
CATHERINE is
California where
68,236 people have this name.
Pennsylvania is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named CATHERINE, as
445.95 in every 100,000
Pennsylvanians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Pennsylvania is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Texas
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name CATHERINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
45,150
350.53
99.9%
Indiana
16,985
257.47
99.7%
Iowa
4,791
154.21
99.4%
Kansas
6,751
232.47
99.5%
Michigan
21,542
217.38
99.9%
Minnesota
10,753
197.04
99.7%
Missouri
7,937
265.1
99.7%
Nebraska
4,921
261.55
99.3%
North Dakota
1,230
166.38
97.5%
Ohio
37,188
320.75
99.8%
South Dakota
1,769
207.29
98.1%
Wisconsin
11,351
197.15
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name CATHERINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,771
376.18
99.2%
Arizona
18,343
272.49
99.8%
California
68,236
175.86
99.9%
Colorado
17,470
326.19
99.8%
Hawaii
2,023
142.5
99.4%
Idaho
3,490
213.53
99.2%
Montana
2,651
259.04
98.9%
Nevada
7,465
262.95
99.7%
New Mexico
5,201
249.36
99.5%
Oregon
10,879
274.01
99.7%
Utah
6,195
210.49
99.4%
Washington
12,715
180.06
99.8%
Wyoming
1,604
274.57
98.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name CATHERINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
8,116
225.66
99.7%
Maine
2,322
174.61
98.5%
Massachusetts
13,732
203.58
99.7%
New Hampshire
2,457
185.21
98.7%
New Jersey
22,214
248.53
99.8%
New York
60,398
305.87
99.9%
Pennsylvania
57,024
445.95
99.9%
Rhode Island
1,586
150.3
98.6%
Vermont
2,105
335.96
99.3%
South States
State stats for the first name CATHERINE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CATHERINE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named CATHERINE.
The most popular full name is CATHERINE Smith.
0.88% of all the people named CATHERINE
have this family name.
There are 52795 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CATHERINE