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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#51 · 1 in 210
- Arkansas#62 · 1 in 268
- Mississippi#71 · 1 in 310
- North Carolina#71 · 1 in 310
- Indiana#72 · 1 in 312
Best ever in a state: #20 in West Virginia, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #51 | 60 | 1 in 210 |
| Arkansas | #62 | 52 | 1 in 268 |
| Mississippi | #71 | 63 | 1 in 310 |
| North Carolina | #71 | 128 | 1 in 310 |
| Indiana | #72 | 135 | 1 in 312 |
| Georgia | #76 | 123 | 1 in 314 |
| Maine | #76 | 27 | 1 in 286 |
| South Carolina | #76 | 70 | 1 in 303 |
| Kentucky | #78 | 76 | 1 in 327 |
| Alabama | #82 | 81 | 1 in 341 |
| Hawaii | #84 | 17 | 1 in 288 |
| Florida | #85 | 110 | 1 in 390 |
| Oklahoma | #85 | 45 | 1 in 347 |
| Tennessee | #86 | 79 | 1 in 384 |
| Ohio | #90 | 216 | 1 in 394 |
| Virginia | #92 | 87 | 1 in 394 |
| South Dakota | #94 | 14 | 1 in 338 |
| Delaware | #95 | 11 | 1 in 340 |
| Illinois | #96 | 199 | 1 in 442 |
| Nebraska | #99 | 28 | 1 in 378 |
| Arizona | #100 | 35 | 1 in 366 |
| Vermont | #100 | 8 | 1 in 355 |
| Kansas | #101 | 36 | 1 in 398 |
| Missouri | #106 | 68 | 1 in 508 |
| Wisconsin | #106 | 76 | 1 in 468 |
| Maryland | #107 | 55 | 1 in 497 |
| Michigan | #107 | 159 | 1 in 462 |
| Pennsylvania | #107 | 184 | 1 in 487 |
| Iowa | #108 | 47 | 1 in 448 |
| Rhode Island | #112 | 13 | 1 in 536 |
| New Jersey | #116 | 95 | 1 in 543 |
| California | #120 | 282 | 1 in 545 |
| North Dakota | #127 | 10 | 1 in 463 |
| Texas | #129 | 174 | 1 in 528 |
| Connecticut | #130 | 35 | 1 in 630 |
| District of Columbia | #131 | 21 | 1 in 524 |
| Massachusetts | #132 | 62 | 1 in 726 |
| Washington | #136 | 37 | 1 in 578 |
| New Hampshire | #138 | 7 | 1 in 668 |
| New Mexico | #138 | 17 | 1 in 512 |
| Oregon | #142 | 23 | 1 in 576 |
| New York | #143 | 207 | 1 in 704 |
| Utah | #146 | 14 | 1 in 630 |
| Louisiana | #147 | 51 | 1 in 628 |
| Colorado | #154 | 24 | 1 in 632 |
| Montana | #154 | 8 | 1 in 566 |
| Minnesota | #157 | 39 | 1 in 753 |
| Idaho | #178 | 6 | 1 in 725 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 495 of them was named Cathy, which outranked 98.7% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 148,622 of them was named Cathy, which outranked 48.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,216Zackery13
- #2,216Zebedee13
- #2,216Zenon13
- #2,327Cathy12
- #2,327Adonis12
- #2,327Adrien12
- #2,327Albino12
- #2,465Abdul11
- #2,465Aidan11
- #2,465Andrei11
Tied with 137 names at #2,327; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.