Girls' name · since 1942
Cathe
255 babies named Cathe in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
255 girls have been named Cathe since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathe has been recorded 255 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1972.
- #17,404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 255 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathe ranks #17,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathe's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cathe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cathe's full recorded timeline at 1955, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cathe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1972
- Peak year (1954)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Cathe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (142 births, 56% of the file).
1950s was Cathe's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Cathe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
142 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 142 births (56% of all-time use).
Cathe by state
Where Cathe concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.0% |
10 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cathe's data
- Cathe's decade-level peak was the 1950s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cathes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cathe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
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, 1942–1972 (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 Cathe 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.