Girls' name · since 1969
Cathyjo
Cathyjo has 50 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Cathyjo since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cathyjo recorded 50 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1975.
- #34,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathyjo ranks #34,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cathyjo's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cathyjo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cathyjo's full recorded timeline at 1972, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cathyjo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1975
- Peak year (1971)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Cathyjo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (45 births, 90% of the file).
1970s was Cathyjo's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Cathyjo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 45 births (90% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cathyjo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1969–1975 (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 Cathyjo 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.