Cathie

Last seen for girls in 1998 at #12,426

Peak · girls
1951 · 266 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,586
since 1926

Cathie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cathie has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #505, 1951girls
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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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1998#12,4266
1997#13,7245
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1995#11,7836
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1989#9,6817
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1987#6,78810
1986#10,9125
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1984#7,3988
1983#9,0156
1982#7,4698
1981#4,53216
1980#4,51716
1979#4,05218
1978#5,21412
1977#2,78029
1976#3,18822
1975#2,61229
1974#2,43331
1973#1,97941
1972#1,69852
1971#1,77250
1970#1,57061
1969#1,66752
1968#1,51956
1967#1,18780
1966#1,30469
1965#1,10990
1964#940126
1963#854150
1962#829160
1961#769185
1960#724195
1959#684215
1958#597277
1957#625244
1956#599252
1955#599237
1954#582241
1953#520271
1952#526259
1951#505266
1950#535242
1949#534240
1948#548228
1947#528250
1946#615166
1945#673121
1944#625136
1943#80791
1942#734105
1941#1,05248
1940#1,40429
1939#2,03816
1938#3,1818
1937#3,4347
1936#3,7016
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First appearance
1926

The first year at least five girls were named Cathie! It came in at #4,851, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1926–1931, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Cathie is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNHWashington: #393 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,598 girlsWAIdaho: #252 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #448 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,410 girlsMNIllinois: #688 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,845 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #598 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,512 girlsMINew York: #643 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 9,966 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedRIOregon: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,190 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #542 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,415 girlsINOhio: #460 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,847 girlsOHPennsylvania: #491 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,948 girlsPANew Jersey: #589 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,602 girlsNJConnecticut: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,974 girlsCTCalifornia: #549 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,856 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #443 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,020 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #545 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,907 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,710 girlsARTennessee: #406 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedHITexas: #666 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 7,215 girlsTXFlorida: #627 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,652 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#252 · 1 in 1,272
  2. Oregon#382 · 1 in 3,190
  3. Washington#393 · 1 in 3,598
  4. Connecticut#404 · 1 in 4,974
  5. Tennessee#406 · 1 in 4,185

Best ever in a state: #209 in Idaho, 1948.

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Idaho#25251 in 1,272
Oregon#38251 in 3,190
Washington#39381 in 3,598
Connecticut#40451 in 4,974
Tennessee#40691 in 4,185
Arkansas#41751 in 3,710
Missouri#44391 in 5,020
Minnesota#44861 in 6,410
Ohio#460191 in 5,847
Pennsylvania#491171 in 6,948
Indiana#54271 in 7,415
Virginia#54561 in 6,907
California#549281 in 5,856
New Jersey#58961 in 9,602
Michigan#598101 in 9,512
Florida#62761 in 7,652
New York#643171 in 9,966
Texas#666161 in 7,215
Illinois#688101 in 10,845
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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 Cathie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
  • Biggest jump: 318 spots in 1942 (#1,052 → #734)
  • Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1965 (#940 → #1,109)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1926
  • Peaked 1951 at #505 (266 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 1942–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,770
  • Highest: 1 in 6,770 girls born in 1951 were named Cathie (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 294,492 girls born in 1998 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 44.8% of all girls named Cathie (2,504) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s10#4,805 (1927)#4,828
1930s57#2,038 (1939)#3,304
1940s1,414#528 (1947)#752
1950s2,504#505 (1951)#577
1960s1,163#724 (1960)#1,090
1970s345#1,570 (1970)#2,730
1980s76#4,517 (1980)#7,539
1990s17#11,783 (1995)#12,644

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.

Cathie in 1957

girls
#625
244 births · 1 in 8,381 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #625Cathie244
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 8,381 of them was named Cathie, which outranked 91.1% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cathie
  1. #621Karol251
  2. #621Pattie251
  3. #624Lucia246
  4. #625Cathie244
  5. #625Kathrine244
  6. #625Tamra244
  7. #628Bonny241
  8. #629Deanne240
  9. #630Janell239

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →