Girls' name · since 1926
Cathie
Cathie has 5,586 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,586
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
5,586 girls have been named Cathie since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cathie has 5,586 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1998.
- #2,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,586 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathie ranks #2,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,586 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,586
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathie's 5,586 recorded births place it above 96.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cathie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cathie splits its recorded history at 1961: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 277 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cathie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1998
- Peak year (1958)
- 277
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Cathie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,504 births, 45% of the file).
1950s was Cathie's strongest decade.
2,504 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Cathie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 57
1930s
57 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,414 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,504 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,163 births
- 1970s 345
1970s
345 births
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,504 births (45% of all-time use).
How Cathie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cathie's total volume
Cathie by state
Where Cathie concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 573 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 342 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 296 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 293 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 281 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 237 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 232 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 151 | 2.7% |
573 of 5,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Cathie appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cathie's data
- Cathie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,504 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cathies (573 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 Cathie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1926–1998 (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 Cathie 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.