Caton vs Cato

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

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Caton

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Name B

Cato

Boy name · Rank #3038

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Metric Caton Cato
Current Rank Unranked #3038
Total Births (all years) 199 630
Peak Year 2004 2024
Peak Year Births 11 40
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Caton Cato
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 8
1910ss — 49
1920ss — 41
1930ss — 10
1940ss — 28
1950ss — 16
1960ss — 6
1970ss 13 17
1980ss 11 18
1990ss 61 11
2000ss 71 58
2010ss 38 190
2020ss 5 172

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caton Cato
2014 — 19
2015 — 23
2016 — 18
2017 6 21
2018 6 32
2019 — 27
2020 5 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, 1975–2020.

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