How Many People Are Named Cathan?
An estimated 108 people in the United States have the first name Cathan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Cathan peaked in popularity in 2007 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cathan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Cathan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
108
About 1 in 3,173,651 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2007
11 births
Total Registered
109
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cathan
Cathan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 109 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cathan as a male name
Ranked #11,138 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (11 births)
Cathan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cathan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 57 babies were registered. Cathan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cathan by Decade
How has Cathan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cathan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cathan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cathan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cathan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cathan?
We estimate approximately 108 people named Cathan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,173,651 Americans share this first name.
Is Cathan a common name?
Cathan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 109 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cathan most popular?
Cathan reached peak popularity in 2007, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cathan is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Cathan was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Cathan a male name?
Cathan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Cathan have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Cathan peaked in 2007, and the average living bearer is about 15 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Cathan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cathan Smith, Cathan Johnson, Cathan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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