Recorded 1957–1958 Girls' name Peak 1957 11 births

Cath — girls' name

11 babies named Cath in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s11
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cath was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cath in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cath

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Cath between 1957 and 1958, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cath currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cath performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cath in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cath at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

11

Since 1957

2 years of records

Peak year

1957

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1957

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1958

Cath popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1957

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1957)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19581957 6

Cath by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 100% of Cath's all-time total
1950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cath?
11 babies have been named Cath since 1957. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1957 with 6 births.
When was Cath most popular?
Cath was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Cath been used?
Cath has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 2 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Cath?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.