Cather — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cather

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Cather between 1915 and 1938, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cather currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cather performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cather shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cather 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 27 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.