boy's name

Cathan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 199

Northern Ireland

#282

2024 births

Cathan is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2007, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2001.

Cathan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'00 '10 '20
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Births named Cathan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 40
2010s 57
2020s (to 2024) 12

How popular is Cathan?

In 2024, Cathan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Cathan is used

Northern Ireland #282 6 in 2024
Ireland #514 3 in 2004
England & Wales #4,808 3 in 2008
United States #10,960 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cathan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cathan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cathan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cathan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cathan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cathan

How popular is the name Cathan?

In 2024, Cathan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Cathan a girl's or a boy's name?

Cathan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Cathan most popular?

Cathan peaked in 2007, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Cathan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cathan currently ranks #282 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.