Recorded 1886–1940 Girls' name Peak 1891 89 births

Cattie — girls' name

89 babies named Cattie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1891. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s121890s241910s171920s151930s161940s5
1890s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Cattie was born in this single decade.

1891
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cattie in 1891 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cattie

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Cattie between 1886 and 1940, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cattie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1891, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cattie performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cattie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cattie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cattie 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 89 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.

Cattie at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

89

Since 1886

55 years of records

Peak year

1891

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1886

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1940

Cattie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1886

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1891)
8
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Cattie by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
24 births that decade — 27% of Cattie's all-time total
1880s121890s241910s171920s151930s161940s5

Cattie by state

Where Cattie concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cattie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 5.6%
North Carolina share of Cattie's total US births 5.6%

5 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cattie?
89 babies have been named Cattie since 1886. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1891 with 8 births.
When was Cattie most popular?
Cattie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1891.
Where is Cattie most popular?
The top states for the name Cattie are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Cattie been used?
Cattie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 55 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Cattie?
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.

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, 1886–1940 (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.