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    The first name Cathie

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Alternative spelling of Cathy (“diminutive of the female given name Catherine”)

    Cathie is a short form of

    .

    A form of Cathy.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Cathie at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1998, 6 girls born in the United States were named Cathie, the 12,730th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 277 were.

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    5,586
    babies named Cathie since 1880
    #12,730
    rank in 1998
    1958
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Cathie

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cathie Martin
      British botanist, born 1955

    Questions

    Is Cathie a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,586 US babies named Cathie since 1880 were girls.
    When was Cathie most popular?
    1958 in the United States, when 277 babies were named Cathie, its highest rank at 597th.
    What name is Cathie a form of?
    Cathie is a form of Cathy.