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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cathi

Cathi was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 796th; the most babies were born in 1961 (162). More babies were named Cathi in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1961162 babies
Total since 1880
2,536babies recorded

Cathi popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#13,2955
1980#3,87020
1970#1,73952
1960#843151
1950#1,36545
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cathi, counting every spelling?

Cathi has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cathi?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Cathi are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 59 and 69. That makes Cathi a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Cathi by state

How common Cathi was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (1.8×), California (1.7×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWI0.06Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMN0.03Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMA0.02Oregon: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesOR0.14Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIN0.13Ohio: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesOH0.10Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesCA0.12Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCO0.06Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMO0.02Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesWV0.13Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cathi, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Cathi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cathi, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Cathi

How popular is the name Cathi?

Cathi was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 796th; the most babies were born in 1961 (162). More babies were named Cathi in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Cathi a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,536 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Cathi most popular?

In 1959–1963, Cathi was most common in Oregon (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Indiana.