Cathi Girl

How popular is Cathi?

Peaked in 1961

No babies were recorded with the name Cathi in 2025. It was most used in 1961, when 162 girls got the name.

Compare with other names
2,171living people named Cathi (est.)
65median age of people named Cathi
2,536babies named Cathi since 1880

Cathi popularity over time

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Rank in 2025Not ranked
Babies in 20250 girls
10-year trendNot used lately
Peak year1961 (162 girls)
Highest rank#795 in 1958
First recorded1942

Cathi 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.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Kathy 48 80%
Cathy 12 20%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Cathi by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1940s194#1,408
1950s956#795
1960s986#826
1970s292#1,736
1980s103#3,852
1990s5#12,952

Questions

Is Cathi a boy or girl name?
Cathi 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 Cathi?
No babies were recorded with the name Cathi in 2025. It was most used in 1961, when 162 girls got the name.
When was Cathi most popular?
Cathi peaked in 1961, when 162 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #795 in 1958.
How many people are named Cathi?
2,536 babies have been named Cathi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,171 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 65.

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.