Catharine
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
Catharine is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Catharine mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Catharine a girl's or a boy's name?
Catharine is a girls' name.
How popular is Catharine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Catharine in the UK since 1996 were born between 1996 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Catharine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Catharine in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1915, with 281 girls.
Half of all the girls named Catharine in the US since 1880 were born between 1915 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
Catharine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4,674 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 42 | #3,408 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3,087 |
| 2000 | 45 | #3,066 |
| 1999 | 49 | #2,779 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,970 |
| 1997 | 54 | #2,420 |
| 1996 | 48 | #2,587 |
| 1995 | 47 | #2,618 |
| 1994 | 56 | #2,318 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 65 | #2,073 |
| 1991 | 61 | #2,157 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,905 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,887 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,811 |
| 1986 | 67 | #1,735 |
| 1985 | 74 | #1,603 |
| 1984 | 69 | #1,604 |
| 1983 | 80 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,531 |
| 1981 | 75 | #1,568 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,704 |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,770 |
| 1978 | 75 | #1,502 |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,559 |
| 1976 | 72 | #1,446 |
| 1975 | 94 | #1,219 |
| 1974 | 75 | #1,369 |
| 1973 | 64 | #1,478 |
| 1972 | 79 | #1,289 |
| 1971 | 79 | #1,350 |
| 1970 | 109 | #1,088 |
| 1969 | 109 | #1,048 |
| 1968 | 86 | #1,166 |
| 1967 | 77 | #1,209 |
| 1966 | 109 | #983 |
| 1965 | 93 | #1,086 |
| 1964 | 121 | #955 |
| 1963 | 134 | #907 |
| 1962 | 116 | #998 |
| 1961 | 125 | #963 |
| 1960 | 104 | #1,051 |
| 1959 | 129 | #919 |
| 1958 | 147 | #840 |
| 1957 | 134 | #880 |
| 1956 | 135 | #857 |
| 1955 | 141 | #813 |
| 1954 | 140 | #792 |
| 1953 | 129 | #808 |
| 1952 | 135 | #764 |
| 1951 | 155 | #700 |
| 1950 | 142 | #718 |
| 1949 | 119 | #790 |
| 1948 | 109 | #836 |
| 1947 | 131 | #746 |
| 1946 | 111 | #781 |
| 1945 | 90 | #790 |
| 1944 | 98 | #771 |
| 1943 | 91 | #807 |
| 1942 | 103 | #743 |
| 1941 | 89 | #756 |
| 1940 | 71 | #849 |
| 1939 | 69 | #838 |
| 1938 | 84 | #756 |
| 1937 | 62 | #877 |
| 1936 | 89 | #707 |
| 1935 | 81 | #751 |
| 1934 | 75 | #774 |
| 1933 | 79 | #742 |
| 1932 | 104 | #656 |
| 1931 | 93 | #690 |
| 1930 | 108 | #661 |
| 1929 | 111 | #661 |
| 1928 | 125 | #628 |
| 1927 | 118 | #659 |
| 1926 | 134 | #612 |
| 1925 | 175 | #540 |
| 1924 | 166 | #565 |
| 1923 | 188 | #509 |
| 1922 | 213 | #472 |
| 1921 | 208 | #478 |
| 1920 | 205 | #474 |
| 1919 | 200 | #469 |
| 1918 | 236 | #431 |
| 1917 | 263 | #391 |
| 1916 | 267 | #383 |
| 1915 | 281 | #357 |
| 1914 | 199 | #378 |
| 1913 | 187 | #351 |
| 1912 | 183 | #339 |
| 1911 | 131 | #348 |
| 1910 | 139 | #332 |
| 1909 | 123 | #323 |
| 1908 | 123 | #319 |
| 1907 | 118 | #319 |
| 1906 | 114 | #315 |
| 1905 | 135 | #285 |
| 1904 | 108 | #311 |
| 1903 | 101 | #310 |
| 1902 | 103 | #312 |
| 1901 | 88 | #320 |
| 1900 | 104 | #332 |
| 1899 | 95 | #302 |
| 1898 | 105 | #303 |
| 1897 | 100 | #283 |
| 1896 | 98 | #294 |
| 1895 | 89 | #308 |
| 1894 | 71 | #331 |
| 1893 | 80 | #306 |
| 1892 | 57 | #348 |
| 1891 | 53 | #344 |
| 1890 | 53 | #350 |
| 1889 | 63 | #304 |
| 1888 | 66 | #288 |
| 1887 | 38 | #348 |
| 1886 | 50 | #290 |
| 1885 | 56 | #264 |
| 1884 | 42 | #295 |
| 1883 | 52 | #249 |
| 1882 | 43 | #265 |
| 1881 | 40 | #251 |
| 1880 | 28 | #294 |
Names like Catharine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alice Charlotte Josephine Harriet Georgia Beatrice Florence Lydia Elizabeth Cleo Eleanor Sophie
Names related to Catharine
Catherine Catarina Katharine Catrina Cathryn Kathrine Cathrine Catherina Catharina
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Catharine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/catharine, updated 20 October 2026.