How Many People Are Named Cathe?
An estimated 172 people in the United States have the first name Cathe. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Cathe peaked in popularity in 1954 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cathe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cathe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Cathe is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
172
About 1 in 1,992,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1954
24 births
Total Registered
255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cathe
Cathe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 255 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cathe as a female name
Ranked #7,396 in 1972
6 female births in 1972
Peak: 1954 (24 births)
Cathe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cathe span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 142 babies were registered. Cathe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cathe by Decade
How has Cathe 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.
Cathe by State
Cathe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cathe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cathe
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cathe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cathe?
We estimate approximately 172 people named Cathe 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 1,992,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Cathe a common name?
Cathe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cathe most popular?
Cathe reached peak popularity in 1954, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cathe is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cathe a female name?
Cathe is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cathe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cathe Smith, Cathe Johnson, Cathe 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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