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Cathy
OriginEnglish diminutive of Catherine, Greek
Meaning"pure"
GenderGirl
US Rank#923
Top 1000
About Cathy
Variation of Cathleen
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,338 | 48 | 26.9 |
| 2015 | #2,748 | 64 | 35.9 |
| 2016 | #3,111 | 53 | 29.9 |
| 2017 | #4,498 | 31 | 18 |
| 2018 | #3,515 | 44 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | #4,563 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | #4,284 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Famous Cathys
- Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman
Australian Olympic sprinter
- Cathy Lee Guisewite
American comic,strip artist
- Catherine Roseanne "Cathy" Dennis
English singer,songwriter
- Cathy McLeod
Canadian MP
- Catherine Mary "Cathy" Jamieson
Scottish MP
Cathy in pop culture
- Catherine "Cathy" Earnshaw
main character in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"
- Cathy Andrews Hillman
main character in comic strip "Cathy" by Cathy Guisewite
- Cathy Dollanganger
character in V.C. Andrews' Dollanganger series
- Cathy Gale
character on British TV's "The Avengers"
- Cathy Chaterly
character in "Sims" series
- Catherine "Cathy" Alessi
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Chatty Cathy
talking doll by Mattel
- Catherine "Cathy" Hiatt
main character in musical "The Last 5 Years" by Jason Robert Brown
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