Cathy

Cathy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Cathy first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 65 babies (rank #418 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cathy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cathy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

757

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	59	#442
1992	65	#418
1993	62	#432
1994	50	#467
1995	38	#615
1996	49	#516
1997	30	#713
1998	25	#807
1999	27	#785
2000	33	#655
2001	27	#781
2002	29	#759
2003	16	#1,185
2004	26	#854
2005	19	#1,112
2006	22	#1,033
2007	16	#1,370
2008	17	#1,342
2009	18	#1,295
2010	17	#1,398
2011	21	#1,152
2012	14	#1,609
2013	10	#2,037
2014	12	#1,773
2015	13	#1,650
2016	14	#1,582
2017	7	#2,703
2018	9	#2,210
2020	6	#3,016
2021	6	#3,027

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#442

1992

#418

1993

#432

1994

#467

1995

#615

1996

#516

1997

#713

1998

#807

1999

#785

2000

#655

2001

#781

2002

#759

2003

#1,185

2004

#854

2005

#1,112

2006

#1,033

2007

#1,370

2008

#1,342

2009

#1,295

2010

#1,398

2011

#1,152

2012

#1,609

2013

#2,037

2014

#1,773

2015

#1,650

2016

#1,582

2017

#2,703

2018

#2,210

2020

#3,016

2021

#3,027

Numerology of Cathy

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Cathy

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail