Cathey vs Cathy

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

Name A

Cathey

Girl name

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Name B

Cathy

Girl name · Rank #5973

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Metric Cathey Cathy
Current Rank Unranked #5973
Total Births (all years) 2,216 170,291
Peak Year 1953 1958
Peak Year Births 157 10,942
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1939 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Cathey Cathy
1910ss — 13
1920ss — 118
1930ss 6 578
1940ss 410 15,550
1950ss 1,200 82,718
1960ss 477 51,625
1970ss 108 12,943
1980ss 15 3,662
1990ss — 1,565
2000ss — 916
2010ss — 484
2020ss — 119

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cathey Cathy
2014 — 48
2015 — 64
2016 — 53
2017 — 31
2018 — 44
2019 — 30
2020 — 32
2021 — 22
2022 — 20
2023 — 25
2024 — 20

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, 1939–1983.

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