Cathie

Last seen for girls in 1998 at #12,426

Peak · girls
1951 · 266 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,586
since 1926

Cathie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cathie has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #505, 1951girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1998#12,4266
1997#13,7245
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1995#11,7836
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1989#9,6817
1988
1987#6,78810
1986#10,9125
1985
1984#7,3988
1983#9,0156
1982#7,4698
1981#4,53216
1980#4,51716
1979#4,05218
1978#5,21412
1977#2,78029
1976#3,18822
1975#2,61229
1974#2,43331
1973#1,97941
1972#1,69852
1971#1,77250
1970#1,57061
1969#1,66752
1968#1,51956
1967#1,18780
1966#1,30469
1965#1,10990
1964#940126
1963#854150
1962#829160
1961#769185
1960#724195
1959#684215
1958#597277
1957#625244
1956#599252
1955#599237
1954#582241
1953#520271
1952#526259
1951#505266
1950#535242
1949#534240
1948#548228
1947#528250
1946#615166
1945#673121
1944#625136
1943#80791
1942#734105
1941#1,05248
1940#1,40429
1939#2,03816
1938#3,1818
1937#3,4347
1936#3,7016
1935
1934#3,8026
1933#3,4067
1932#3,5687
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1927#4,8055
1926#4,8515
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First appearance
1926

The first year at least five girls were named Cathie! It came in at #4,851, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1926–1931, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Cathie is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNHWashington: #394 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,914 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,054 girlsMNIllinois: #391 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,948 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #426 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,387 girlsMINew York: #680 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 12,870 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedRIOregon: #330 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,767 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedSDIowa: #324 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,555 girlsIAIndiana: #269 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsINOhio: #444 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,785 girlsOHPennsylvania: #485 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,933 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #478 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 5,254 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #444 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,905 girlsMOKentucky: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedARTennessee: #386 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,115 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #520 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,295 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #526 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,365 girlsALGeorgia: #460 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,506 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cathie, so not publishedHITexas: #629 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,103 girlsTXFlorida: #536 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,542 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#269 · 1 in 2,452
  2. Iowa#324 · 1 in 3,555
  3. Oregon#330 · 1 in 2,767
  4. Tennessee#386 · 1 in 4,115
  5. Illinois#391 · 1 in 4,948

Best ever in a state: #209 in Idaho, 1948.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#269191 in 2,452
Iowa#32481 in 3,555
Oregon#33061 in 2,767
Tennessee#38691 in 4,115
Illinois#391191 in 4,948
Washington#39471 in 3,914
Maryland#40151 in 5,211
Michigan#426151 in 5,387
Missouri#44471 in 5,905
Ohio#444141 in 6,785
Minnesota#44751 in 7,054
Kentucky#44961 in 5,614
Georgia#46081 in 5,506
California#478251 in 5,254
Pennsylvania#485141 in 7,933
North Carolina#52071 in 7,295
Alabama#52651 in 7,365
Florida#53651 in 6,542
Texas#629151 in 7,103
New York#680121 in 12,870
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cathie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
  • Biggest jump: 318 spots in 1942 (#1,052#734)
  • Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1965 (#940#1,109)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1926
  • Peaked 1951 at #505 (266 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 1942–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,770
  • Highest: 1 in 6,770 girls born in 1951 were named Cathie (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 294,492 girls born in 1998 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 44.8% of all girls named Cathie (2,504) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s10#4,805 (1927)#4,828
1930s57#2,038 (1939)#3,304
1940s1,414#528 (1947)#752
1950s2,504#505 (1951)#577
1960s1,163#724 (1960)#1,090
1970s345#1,570 (1970)#2,730
1980s76#4,517 (1980)#7,539
1990s17#11,783 (1995)#12,644

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cathie in 1952

girls
#526
259 births · 1 in 7,160 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #526Cathie259
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 7,160 of them was named Cathie, which outranked 91.8% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cathie
  1. #523Gilda263
  2. #524Ina261
  3. #524Pearlie261
  4. #526Cathie259
  5. #526Nettie259
  6. #526Nona259
  7. #529James258
  8. #529Lucia258
  9. #531Dinah257

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. 2,501Pandora#3,284#783
  2. 368Lise#1,314#946
  3. 353Vanessa#656#303
  4. 334Dorinda#1,170#836
  5. 332Mitzi#928#596
Fallers
  1. 380Rhona#988#1,368
  2. 342Sharleen#765#1,107
  3. 270Enid#908#1,178
  4. 237Allyn#988#1,225
  5. 230Sheron#908#1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952