How Many People Are Named Cato?
An estimated 498 people in the United States have the first name Cato. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Cato peaked in popularity in 2024 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cato 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 Cato paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
498
About 1 in 688,262 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
40 births
Total Registered
630
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cato
Cato is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 630 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cato as a male name
Ranked #3,048 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (40 births)
Cato: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cato span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 190 babies were registered. Cato remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cato by Decade
How has Cato 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.
Cato by State
Cato + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cato as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cato
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cato: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cato?
We estimate approximately 498 people named Cato 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 688,262 Americans share this first name.
Is Cato a common name?
Cato is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 630 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cato most popular?
Cato reached peak popularity in 2024, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cato is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cato a male name?
Cato is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cato Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cato Smith, Cato Johnson, Cato 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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