Cathal — boys' name

What the Data Says About Cathal

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Cathal between 1998 and 2015, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cathal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cathal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathal 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 40 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.