Is Cathi a boy or girl name?

Cathi is a girl’s name. Of the 2,536 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Cathi

Recorded 1942–1990 · United States

Cathi was most popular in 1961, when 162 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,426 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,536 people named Cathi.

Cathi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cathi’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cathi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cathi is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,536 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 Cathi

Where Cathi 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