How Many People Are Named Cathie?
An estimated 3,787 people in the United States have the first name Cathie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Cathie peaked in popularity in 1958 with 277 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cathie 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 Cathie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Cathie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
3,787
About 1 in 90,508 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1958
277 births
Total Registered
5,586
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cathie
Cathie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,586 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cathie as a female name
Ranked #12,728 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1958 (277 births)
Cathie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cathie span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,504 babies were registered. Cathie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cathie by Decade
How has Cathie 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.
Cathie by State
Birth registrations for Cathie span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in Montana, Connecticut, Arizona. On average, about 98 Cathies were registered per state.
Cathie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cathie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cathie
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cathie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cathie?
We estimate approximately 3,787 people named Cathie 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 90,508 Americans share this first name.
Is Cathie a common name?
Cathie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,586 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cathie most popular?
Cathie reached peak popularity in 1958, when 277 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cathie is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cathie a female name?
Cathie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cathie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cathie Smith, Cathie Johnson, Cathie 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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