Girls' name · since 1886
Cattie
Cattie has 89 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1891 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1886
- 1890s
- peak decade
89 girls have been named Cattie since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cattie recorded 89 times among girls since 1886, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1940.
- #28,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1886
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cattie ranks #28,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1886, peaking in the 1890s.
- #28,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1886
- 1890s
- peak decade
Cattie's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Cattie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cattie's full recorded timeline at 1916, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1891 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cattie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1940
- Peak year (1891)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Cattie by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (24 births, 27% of the file).
1890s was Cattie's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Cattie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
12 births
- 1890s
1890s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 24 births (27% of all-time use).
Cattie by state
Where Cattie concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 5.6% |
5 of 89 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cattie's data
- Cattie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Catties (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Cattie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1891)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1886–1940 (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 Cattie 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.