Cathy
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · Last seen for boys in 1974 at #5,227
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1958 · 10,942 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 170,303since 1918
Cathy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,962 | 20 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,126 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,263 | 32 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,497 | 44 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,477 | 31 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,736 | 64 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,326 | 48 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,870 | 59 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,006 | 56 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,407 | 47 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,159 | 52 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,047 | 56 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,887 | 61 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,394 | 79 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,186 | 88 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,014 | 93 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,820 | 104 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,813 | 103 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,897 | 93 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,540 | 120 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,524 | 119 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,482 | 116 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,382 | 124 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,303 | 133 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,318 | 129 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,214 | 141 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,095 | 164 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,157 | 153 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,010 | 186 | — | |
| 1991 | #915 | 210 | — | |
| 1990 | #916 | 209 | — | |
| 1989 | #839 | 224 | — | |
| 1988 | #807 | 227 | — | |
| 1987 | #733 | 246 | — | |
| 1986 | #670 | 273 | — | |
| 1985 | #548 | 362 | — | |
| 1984 | #521 | 372 | — | |
| 1983 | #514 | 371 | — | |
| 1982 | #443 | 486 | — | |
| 1981 | #412 | 534 | — | |
| 1980 | #401 | 567 | — | |
| 1979 | #380 | 588 | — | |
| 1978 | #340 | 639 | — | |
| 1977 | #319 | 743 | — | |
| 1976 | #283 | 809 | — | |
| 1975 | #252 | 970 | — | |
| 1974 | #222 | 1,167 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #185 | 1,435 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #169 | 1,736 | — | |
| 1971 | #141 | 2,270 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #137 | 2,586 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #133 | 2,520 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #134 | 2,400 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #118 | 2,825 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #99 | 3,421 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #88 | 4,151 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #75 | 5,502 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1963 | #67 | 6,319 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #62 | 7,145 | #1,805 | 20 |
| 1961 | #55 | 8,211 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #46 | 9,130 | #1,772 | 21 |
| 1959 | #39 | 10,408 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #34 | 10,942 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #39 | 10,325 | #1,673 | 23 |
| 1956 | #36 | 10,132 | #1,642 | 23 |
| 1955 | #44 | 8,665 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #59 | 7,207 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #56 | 7,301 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #56 | 7,011 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #71 | 5,697 | — | |
| 1950 | #75 | 5,031 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #81 | 4,407 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #104 | 3,561 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #119 | 2,859 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #167 | 1,623 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #230 | 824 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #264 | 680 | — | |
| 1943 | #282 | 606 | — | |
| 1942 | #314 | 483 | — | |
| 1941 | #389 | 312 | — | |
| 1940 | #495 | 195 | — | |
| 1939 | #558 | 144 | — | |
| 1938 | #724 | 89 | — | |
| 1937 | #810 | 72 | — | |
| 1936 | #941 | 53 | — | |
| 1935 | #892 | 60 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,005 | 47 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Cathy! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Cathy is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#31 · 1 in 132
- Georgia#34 · 1 in 149
- North Carolina#39 · 1 in 168
- New Mexico#39 · 1 in 176
- Delaware#41 · 1 in 164
Best ever in a state: #20 in West Virginia, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #31 | 127 | 1 in 132 |
| Georgia | #34 | 299 | 1 in 149 |
| New Mexico | #39 | 68 | 1 in 176 |
| North Carolina | #39 | 290 | 1 in 168 |
| Delaware | #41 | 28 | 1 in 164 |
| Tennessee | #42 | 223 | 1 in 162 |
| Maine | #43 | 63 | 1 in 160 |
| Indiana | #44 | 321 | 1 in 155 |
| Oklahoma | #44 | 120 | 1 in 174 |
| South Carolina | #44 | 134 | 1 in 194 |
| Florida | #46 | 259 | 1 in 193 |
| Kentucky | #47 | 174 | 1 in 183 |
| Hawaii | #48 | 29 | 1 in 210 |
| Virginia | #48 | 200 | 1 in 201 |
| Illinois | #49 | 510 | 1 in 209 |
| Ohio | #49 | 552 | 1 in 189 |
| Alabama | #50 | 173 | 1 in 199 |
| Arizona | #51 | 74 | 1 in 207 |
| Arkansas | #52 | 84 | 1 in 208 |
| Maryland | #54 | 138 | 1 in 220 |
| New Hampshire | #54 | 33 | 1 in 170 |
| Vermont | #54 | 20 | 1 in 176 |
| Kansas | #55 | 92 | 1 in 221 |
| Missouri | #55 | 205 | 1 in 216 |
| Oregon | #56 | 67 | 1 in 232 |
| California | #57 | 688 | 1 in 255 |
| Colorado | #59 | 82 | 1 in 242 |
| Michigan | #60 | 382 | 1 in 227 |
| Iowa | #63 | 118 | 1 in 240 |
| Mississippi | #63 | 95 | 1 in 261 |
| Nevada | #64 | 13 | 1 in 198 |
| Utah | #64 | 45 | 1 in 236 |
| Texas | #65 | 391 | 1 in 286 |
| Wyoming | #65 | 14 | 1 in 209 |
| Louisiana | #66 | 150 | 1 in 254 |
| Idaho | #67 | 26 | 1 in 243 |
| Montana | #67 | 28 | 1 in 231 |
| Pennsylvania | #68 | 417 | 1 in 266 |
| Washington | #70 | 97 | 1 in 287 |
| New Jersey | #75 | 199 | 1 in 295 |
| New York | #78 | 531 | 1 in 316 |
| South Dakota | #78 | 23 | 1 in 307 |
| Nebraska | #79 | 48 | 1 in 308 |
| Minnesota | #81 | 129 | 1 in 300 |
| Rhode Island | #81 | 26 | 1 in 317 |
| Connecticut | #82 | 75 | 1 in 327 |
| Wisconsin | #83 | 134 | 1 in 330 |
| Massachusetts | #84 | 148 | 1 in 365 |
| Alaska | #87 | 10 | 1 in 269 |
| District of Columbia | #91 | 40 | 1 in 331 |
| North Dakota | #94 | 19 | 1 in 343 |
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 Cathy
- 2,400 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #8,362)
- 4,099 spots since 2020 (#4,263 → #8,362)
- 5,626 spots since 2015 (#2,736 → #8,362)
- Biggest jump: 166 spots in 1939 (#724 → #558)
- Biggest drop: 122 spots in 1986 (#548 → #670)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1958 at #34 (10,942 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1949–1966
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1935–1991
- Highest: 1 in 184 girls born in 1958 were named Cathy (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 48.6% of all girls named Cathy (82,719) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #3,452 (1919) | #4,131 |
| 1920s | 118 | #1,897 (1928) | #3,162 |
| 1930s | 578 | #558 (1939) | #1,063 |
| 1940s | 15,550 | #81 (1949) | #245 |
| 1950s | 82,719 | #34 (1958) | #51 |
| 1960s | 51,624 | #46 (1960) | #88 |
| 1970s | 12,943 | #137 (1970) | #243 |
| 1980s | 3,662 | #401 (1980) | #589 |
| 1990s | 1,565 | #915 (1991) | #1,179 |
| 2000s | 916 | #1,524 (2000) | #2,112 |
| 2010s | 484 | #2,736 (2015) | #3,412 |
| 2020s | 131 | #4,263 (2020) | #5,878 |
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.
Cathy in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 246 of them was named Cathy, which outranked 99.3% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 111,800 of them was named Cathy, which outranked 59.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,823Webster20
- #1,823Wilber20
- #1,823Zackary20
- #1,876Cathy19
- #1,876Agapito19
- #1,876Anna19
- #1,876Arch19
- #1,948Ahmed18
- #1,948Albin18
- #1,948Alen18
Tied with 71 names at #1,876; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.