Boys' name · since 2001

Cathan

Cathan has 109 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,842 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Cathan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 109 recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathan has been recorded 109 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.

  • #16,842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 109 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathan ranks #16,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,842 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cathan's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cathan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cathan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4681012 20012004200720102012201420162024 6

Cathan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Cathan's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Cathan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathan? ▼
Cathan has been given to 109 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,842 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 11 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Cathan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathan ranks #16,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cathan most popular? ▼
Cathan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Cathan been used? ▼
Cathan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cathan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Catarino, Cato, Catlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cathan's data

  • Cathan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cathan

Nearby Names Like Cathan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cathan

Catherine Boy
1,822 births
Catarino Boy
#12056 1,690 births
Cato Boy
#2798 675 births
Catlin Boy
446 births
Cathy Boy
343 births

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Byard
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Lemoine
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Duanne
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Rockney
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cathan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.