Catcher vs Cato

Side-by-side comparison of Catcher and Cato — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Catcher

Boy name

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Name B

Cato

Boy name · Rank #3038

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Metric Catcher Cato
Current Rank Unranked #3038
Total Births (all years) 151 630
Peak Year 2005 2024
Peak Year Births 24 40
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2003 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Catcher Cato
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 8
1910ss — 49
1920ss — 41
1930ss — 10
1940ss — 28
1950ss — 16
1960ss — 6
1970ss — 17
1980ss — 18
1990ss — 11
2000ss 99 58
2010ss 52 190
2020ss — 172

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Catcher Cato
2014 13 19
2015 — 23
2016 8 18
2017 — 21
2018 — 32
2019 — 27
2020 — 34
2021 — 37
2022 — 38
2023 — 23
2024 — 40

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2003–2016.

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