Fun Facts About the Name Marycatherine
- 955 babies named Marycatherine: U.S. records list 955 babies given the name Marycatherine from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Marycatherine Mean?
Marycatherine is an English compound given name formed from Mary and Catherine. Its meaning is not a single settled translation; it is understood through the meanings of its two parts. Mary comes from Hebrew Miryam, whose origin is uncertain. Proposed explanations include bitter, rebellious, and beloved, and Christian tradition later added the symbolic interpretation Stella Maris, 'star of the sea,' which is not a literal translation. Catherine comes from Greek Aikaterine, also of disputed origin. It was linked by folk etymology to Greek katharos, 'pure,' and that customary meaning has stayed with the name. The conventional combined gloss for Marycatherine is 'beloved and pure,' but because Mary's derivation is not settled and Catherine's 'pure' is a later association, the compound has no one secure literal meaning.
Marycatherine Name History & Origins
Mary and Catherine developed separately before English speakers joined them. Mary comes from Hebrew Miryam, which passed into Greek as Maria and Latin as Maria. Devotion to the Virgin Mary made the name common across medieval Europe, and it became a standard first element in girls' compound names. Catherine comes from Greek Aikaterine, which became Latin Catharina and Old French Caterine or Katherine. The cult of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a legendary martyr, helped spread the name in western Europe during the Middle Ages.
In English, Mary was often paired with a second name, especially a saint's name, as in Mary Catherine, Mary Clare, and Mary Rose. Marycatherine belongs to that tradition. The solid spelling is an English-language form, and the name also appears as Mary Catherine or Mary-Catherine. In the compound, both names remain recognizable; it is not a new root but a devotional pairing of two older names.
How Popular is the Name Marycatherine?
Marycatherine has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1997. Its best rank was #3,071 in 1914.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,874 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #9,312 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #11,811 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #16,847 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #10,044 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,753 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,924 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,101 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #12,364 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,112 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #10,617 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,348 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #7,624 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #9,512 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #7,673 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,358 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #9,788 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #8,396 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,999 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #6,055 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #6,722 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,687 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #4,627 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #6,930 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #5,738 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #6,132 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #4,261 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #4,577 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #3,591 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #5,687 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #3,553 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #4,634 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #4,193 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #4,045 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #4,005 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #5,446 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #5,461 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,591 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #4,413 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #4,134 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #4,776 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #5,749 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #5,336 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #6,673 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,777 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,887 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #4,532 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #10,768 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,799 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #4,281 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #6,051 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #9,253 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #9,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #6,783 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #4,845 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #6,288 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,397 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #3,194 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1963 | #5,683 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #5,647 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #7,197 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #6,140 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #6,003 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #6,689 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #5,732 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,827 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1914 | #3,071 | 7 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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