The baby name Cathy appears in baby name data for the United States from 1927 to 2023. It was most popular in 1958 with 13,884 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Cathy has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1932 | 20 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1935 | 12 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 31 |
| 1938 | 41 |
| 1939 | 82 |
| 1940 | 128 |
| 1941 | 261 |
| 1942 | 442 |
| 1943 | 691 |
| 1944 | 652 |
| 1945 | 804 |
| 1946 | 1,647 |
| 1947 | 3,188 |
| 1948 | 4,033 |
| 1949 | 5,168 |
| 1950 | 6,716 |
| 1951 | 7,733 |
| 1952 | 9,634 |
| 1953 | 10,000 |
| 1954 | 9,375 |
| 1955 | 10,983 |
| 1956 | 13,230 |
| 1957 | 13,346 |
| 1958 | 13,884 |
| 1959 | 13,466 |
| 1960 | 12,149 |
| 1961 | 11,075 |
| 1962 | 9,031 |
| 1963 | 7,499 |
| 1964 | 6,839 |
| 1965 | 5,197 |
| 1966 | 4,283 |
| 1967 | 3,516 |
| 1968 | 3,004 |
| 1969 | 3,213 |
| 1970 | 3,263 |
| 1971 | 2,973 |
| 1972 | 2,269 |
| 1973 | 1,752 |
| 1974 | 1,407 |
| 1975 | 1,161 |
| 1976 | 945 |
| 1977 | 875 |
| 1978 | 728 |
| 1979 | 683 |
| 1980 | 660 |
| 1981 | 554 |
| 1982 | 477 |
| 1983 | 354 |
| 1984 | 343 |
| 1985 | 329 |
| 1986 | 242 |
| 1987 | 214 |
| 1988 | 162 |
| 1989 | 126 |
| 1990 | 123 |
| 1991 | 115 |
| 1992 | 55 |
| 1993 | 39 |
| 1994 | 48 |
| 1995 | 37 |
| 1996 | 28 |
| 1997 | 61 |
| 1998 | 67 |
| 1999 | 71 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 45 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 29 |
| 2006 | 35 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2023 | 6 |