Cato vs Catherine

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

Name A

Cato

Boy name · Rank #3047

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Name B

Catherine

Girl name · Rank #322

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Metric Cato Catherine
Current Rank #3047 #322
Total Births (all years) 675 667,789
Peak Year 2025 1956
Peak Year Births 45 12,056
Peak Decade 2020s 1950s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cato Catherine
1880s 6 8,915
1890s 8 14,502
1900s - 22,006
1910s 49 65,823
1920s 41 78,881
1930s 10 50,027
1940s 28 62,086
1950s 16 108,839
1960s 6 76,788
1970s 17 43,864
1980s 18 42,437
1990s 11 40,763
2000s 58 29,702
2010s 190 17,154
2020s 217 6,002

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cato Catherine
2014 19 1,945
2015 23 1,807
2016 18 1,669
2017 21 1,584
2018 32 1,507
2019 27 1,312
2020 34 1,155
2021 37 1,005
2022 38 981
2023 23 933
2024 40 956
2025 45 972

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, 1880–2025.

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