Recorded 1949–1979 Girls' name Peak 1956 135 births

Cathyann — girls' name

135 babies named Cathyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s531960s521970s23
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cathyann was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

12 babies were named Cathyann in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Cathyann between 1949 and 1979, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathyann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cathyann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathyann 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 135 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.

Cathyann at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

135

Since 1949

31 years of records

Peak year

1956

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1949

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1979

Cathyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1949

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1956)
12
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 1979197019641961195819521949 7

Cathyann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
53 births that decade — 39% of Cathyann's all-time total
1940s71950s531960s521970s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathyann?
135 babies have been named Cathyann since 1949. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1956 with 12 births.
When was Cathyann most popular?
Cathyann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Cathyann been used?
Cathyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 31 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Cathyann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.