Cathey Girl
How popular is Cathey?
Peaked in 1953
No babies were recorded with the name Cathey in 2025. It was most used in 1953, when 157 girls got the name.
1,771living people named Cathey (est.)
70median age of people named Cathey
2,216babies named Cathey since 1880
Cathey popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1953 (157 girls) |
| Highest rank | #723 in 1953 |
| First recorded | 1939 |
Cathey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kathy family of names ranked #2,143 for girls in 2025 (#1,758 the year before), with 60 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Cathey by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1940s | 410 | #894 |
| 1950s | 1,200 | #723 |
| 1960s | 477 | #1,198 |
| 1970s | 108 | #2,450 |
| 1980s | 15 | #10,272 |
Questions
- Is Cathey a boy or girl name?
- Cathey has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Cathey?
- No babies were recorded with the name Cathey in 2025. It was most used in 1953, when 157 girls got the name.
- When was Cathey most popular?
- Cathey peaked in 1953, when 157 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #723 in 1953.
- How many people are named Cathey?
- 2,216 babies have been named Cathey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,771 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 70.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.