Is Cato a boy or girl name?

Cato is a boy’s name. Of the 675 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cato

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Cato was most popular in 2025, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,994 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 675 people named Cato.

Cato over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cato’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cato a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cato is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 675 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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