Catrina vs Cathy

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

Name A

Catrina

Girl name · Rank #9632

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Name B

Cathy

Girl name · Rank #5973

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Metric Catrina Cathy
Current Rank #9632 #5973
Total Births (all years) 10,138 170,291
Peak Year 1980 1958
Peak Year Births 454 10,942
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1950 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Catrina Cathy
1910ss — 13
1920ss — 118
1930ss — 578
1940ss — 15,550
1950ss 122 82,718
1960ss 958 51,625
1970ss 3,388 12,943
1980ss 3,173 3,662
1990ss 1,509 1,565
2000ss 795 916
2010ss 140 484
2020ss 53 119

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Catrina Cathy
2014 10 48
2015 11 64
2016 16 53
2017 16 31
2018 12 44
2019 8 30
2020 10 32
2021 10 22
2022 11 20
2023 12 25
2024 10 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, 1950–2024.

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