Cato
About Cato
The name Cato peaked for boys at #716 in 1891. The name is most popular in Colorado, California, and California.
As of October 2026, Cato ranked #2804 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #716 in 1891, Nameberry popularity #465.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,908 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 2015 | #4,314 | 23 | 12 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,619 | 21 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | #3,461 | 32 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | #3,909 | 27 | 15 |
| 2020 | #3,280 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2021 | #3,187 | 37 | 21.1 |
| 2022 | #3,162 | 38 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | #4,476 | 23 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | #3,048 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2025 | #2,804 | 45 | 26.3 |
World rankings
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Famous Catos
- Cato the Elder
Roman statesman
- Cato the Younger
Roman statesman, great,grandson of Cato the Elder
- Cato June
American football player
- Cato
patriot spy and courier during the American Revolution
Cato in pop culture
- Cato
the male tribute from District 2 in the first installment of "The Hunger Games" series portrayed by Alexander Ludwig
- Cato Fong
Inspector Clouseau's manservant in the Pink Panther movies
- CATO
NASA mission control position (Communications And Tracking Officer)
- Cato
minor character in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"
- Cato's Letters
series of essays by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon
- Cato Neimoidia
planet in the Star Wars series
- Dr Cato
character in the Planet of the Apes movies
- Quintus Licinius Cato
protagonist in Simon Scarrow's "Eagles of the Empire" book series
Variations & nicknames
- CatonFrench