Is Cathy a boy or girl name?
Cathy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 0 boys were named Cathy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 170,634 US babies named Cathy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,968
- Babies named Cathy since 1918
- 170,634
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 10,961 babies
Boys and girls named Cathy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 118 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 578 | 100% |
| 1940s | 44 | 15,550 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 140 | 82,718 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 129 | 51,625 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 30 | 12,943 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,662 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,565 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 916 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 484 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,968 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,153 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,033 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,600 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,284 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,563 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,515 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,498 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,111 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,748 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,338 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,876 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,013 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,419 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,166 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,053 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,894 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,398 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,190 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,015 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,823 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,816 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,546 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,482 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,383 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,305 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,319 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,217 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,096 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,160 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,011 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 210 | #915 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 209 | #915 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 224 | #839 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 227 | #807 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 246 | #734 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 273 | #671 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 362 | #548 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 372 | #522 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 371 | #514 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 486 | #443 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 534 | #412 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 567 | #403 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 587 | #380 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 639 | #340 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 743 | #319 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 809 | #283 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 970 | #252 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,318 | 1,167 | #221 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,204 | 1,435 | #185 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,737 | #169 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,402 | 2,270 | #141 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,916 | 2,586 | #137 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,892 | 2,520 | #133 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,417 | 2,400 | #134 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,027 | 2,825 | #118 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,351 | 3,421 | #99 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,992 | 4,151 | #88 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,910 | 5,502 | #75 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,888 | 6,319 | #67 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,811 | 7,145 | #62 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,886 | 8,208 | #55 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,780 | 9,134 | #45 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,671 | 10,408 | #39 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,850 | 10,942 | #34 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,678 | 10,325 | #39 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,645 | 10,132 | #36 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,059 | 8,665 | #44 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,499 | 7,207 | #59 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,198 | 7,300 | #56 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,908 | 7,011 | #56 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5,697 | #71 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,457 | 5,031 | #75 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,953 | 4,407 | #81 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,814 | 3,561 | #104 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,524 | 2,859 | #119 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,596 | 1,623 | #167 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,036 | 824 | #231 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 680 | #264 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 606 | #282 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 483 | #315 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 312 | #389 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 195 | #496 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 144 | #559 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 89 | #725 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 72 | #811 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 53 | #943 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 60 | #893 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,009 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,206 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,389 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,558 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,579 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,324 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,911 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,183 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,175 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,805 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,689 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,700 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,133 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,085 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,101 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,516 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,936 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cathy reached #1,645 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #34 in 1958. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cathy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.