Is Cathey a boy or girl name?

Cathey is a girl’s name. Of the 2,216 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Cathey

Recorded 1939–1983 · United States

Cathey was most popular in 1953, when 157 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,262 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,216 people named Cathey.

Cathey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cathey’s peak in 1953. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cathey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cathey is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,216 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cathey

Where Cathey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org