How Many People Are Named Cathy?
people named Cathy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,428 people in the US has this name
Based on 170,646 babies named Cathy in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,961 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of CATHERINE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Cathy in English. Counting Cathy and these spellings together, about 436,437 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cathy (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cathy alive today is about 65 years old, and 79% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cathy first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 1958, to 10,961 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cathy never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #34, in 1958, and it was in the top 100 for 18 years, 1949 to 1966. In 2025 it ranked #8,461.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,461 |
| Best rank | #34 (1958) |
| Years in the top 100 | 18 (1949 to 1966) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #52 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cathy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cathy were born in California than in any other state: about 12,064 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cathy was given 1.6 times as often in West Virginia, 1.5 times in Indiana and 1.5 times in North Carolina.
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