Cathay — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cathay

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Cathay between 1947 and 1953, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathay performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cathay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathay 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 30 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.