Cathy
4 countries#8362 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Cathy was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
170,646 births recorded 1918–2025 · currently #8362 · peaked in 1958 with 10,961 births
Most common in: California, Ohio, New York, Illinois, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
27,366 births recorded 1947–2022 · currently #3079 · peaked in 1973 with 1,315 births
Most common in: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Bas-Rhin, Moselle, Somme
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
15 births recorded 1997–2008 · peaked in 2000 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 1982–1982 · peaked in 1982 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cathy’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2186 | — |
| 2007 | #2394 | ↓208 |
| 2008 | #2887 | ↓493 |
| 2009 | #3047 | ↓160 |
| 2010 | #3159 | ↓112 |
| 2011 | #3407 | ↓248 |
| 2012 | #3006 | ↑401 |
| 2013 | #2870 | ↑136 |
| 2014 | #3326 | ↓456 |
| 2015 | #2736 | ↑590 |
| 2016 | #3100 | ↓364 |
| 2017 | #4477 | ↓1377 |
| 2018 | #3497 | ↑980 |
| 2019 | #4546 | ↓1049 |
| 2020 | #4263 | ↑283 |
| 2021 | #5573 | ↓1310 |
| 2022 | #5984 | ↓411 |
| 2023 | #5126 | ↑858 |
| 2024 | #5962 | ↓836 |
| 2025 | #8362 | ↓2400 |
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