Cathal vs Cato

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

Name A

Cathal

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Name B

Cato

Boy name · Rank #3038

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Metric Cathal Cato
Current Rank Unranked #3038
Total Births (all years) 40 630
Peak Year 2000 2024
Peak Year Births 10 40
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cathal Cato
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 8
1910ss — 49
1920ss — 41
1930ss — 10
1940ss — 28
1950ss — 16
1960ss — 6
1970ss — 17
1980ss — 18
1990ss 6 11
2000ss 29 58
2010ss 5 190
2020ss — 172

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cathal Cato
2014 — 19
2015 5 23
2016 — 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, 1998–2015.

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