Cathi

Last seen for girls in 1990 at #12,958

Peak · girls
1958 · 159 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,536
since 1942

Cathi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cathi has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #796, 1958girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1990#12,9585
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1988#6,27712
1987#7,3539
1986#5,75712
1985#10,6775
1984#8,1537
1983#5,82411
1982#5,20913
1981#4,96314
1980#3,85320
1979#3,54122
1978#4,07917
1977#4,23516
1976#2,79227
1975#4,59313
1974#2,43331
1973#2,56528
1972#1,98940
1971#1,87746
1970#1,73652
1969#1,49962
1968#1,19083
1967#1,70245
1966#1,22577
1965#1,24075
1964#1,16390
1963#1,026108
1962#916133
1961#826162
1960#842151
1959#815158
1958#796159
1957#878135
1956#1,08690
1955#1,26164
1954#1,00095
1953#1,07181
1952#1,04681
1951#1,33948
1950#1,36545
1949#1,51237
1948#1,40943
1947#1,41343
1946#1,86024
1945#2,91610
1944#2,02718
1943#2,69512
1942#3,7387
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First appearance
1942

The first year at least five girls were named Cathi! It came in at #3,738, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1989–2025, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Cathi is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedMNIllinois: #956 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,936 girlsILWisconsin: #481 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,489 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedMINew York: #898 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 16,770 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedIAIndiana: #510 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,297 girlsINOhio: #668 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,518 girlsOHPennsylvania: #784 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 15,955 girlsPANew Jersey: #533 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,226 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #675 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 7,848 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedNEMissouri: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,951 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #386 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,479 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cathi, so not publishedHITexas: #1,005 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 14,174 girlsTXFlorida: #582 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,282 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#386 · 1 in 3,479
  2. Wisconsin#481 · 1 in 7,489
  3. Indiana#510 · 1 in 6,297
  4. New Jersey#533 · 1 in 7,226
  5. Florida#582 · 1 in 6,282

Best ever in a state: #299 in Oregon, 1948.

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West Virginia#38651 in 3,479
Wisconsin#48161 in 7,489
Indiana#51081 in 6,297
New Jersey#53381 in 7,226
Florida#58281 in 6,282
Missouri#61551 in 8,951
Ohio#668101 in 10,518
California#675221 in 7,848
Pennsylvania#78471 in 15,955
New York#898101 in 16,770
Illinois#95661 in 17,936
Texas#1,00581 in 14,174
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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 Cathi
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1990
  • Biggest jump: 208 spots in 1957 (#1,086 → #878)
  • Biggest drop: 261 spots in 1955 (#1,000 → #1,261)
Rise & fade · girls
16 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1942
  • Peaked 1958 at #796 (159 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1957–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 12,460
  • Highest: 1 in 12,460 girls born in 1961 were named Cathi (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 379,709 girls born in 1990 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #796 in 1958, was only 1 in 12,652 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 38.9% of all girls named Cathi (986) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s194#1,409 (1948)#2,196
1950s956#796 (1958)#1,066
1960s986#826 (1961)#1,163
1970s292#1,736 (1970)#2,984
1980s103#3,853 (1980)#6,452
1990s5#12,958 (1990)#12,958

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.

Cathi in 1960

girls
#842
151 births · 1 in 13,390 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #842Cathi151
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 13,390 of them was named Cathi, which outranked 88.5% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cathi
  1. #838Fonda152
  2. #838Harriett152
  3. #838Mara152
  4. #842Cathi151
  5. #842Athena151
  6. #842Delois151
  7. #842Lanette151
  8. #849Merri150
  9. #849Rachael150
  10. #851Ina149

Tied with 6 names at #842; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →