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Caroline vs. Catherine

In 2025, Caroline leads at #96 among U.S. girls' names, with Catherine at #313. The full 145-year picture below shows how the two names got here.

Popularity since 1880

0.23%0.47%0.70%0.94%18801900192019401960198020002020
CarolineCatherineShare of U.S. female births · Source: SSA

Head to head

MetricCarolineCatherine
TrendFallingFalling
2025 rank#96#313
Babies in 20252,646972
All-time peak#55 in 2017#18 in 1914
Uniqueness score22 / 10035 / 100
Strongest stateAlabama (#20)District of Columbia (#93)