Cathay
KA-thay /ˈkæθeɪ/
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girl
2 syllables
fading
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Cathay is a very rare variant of Cathy that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.
Cathay is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1953. Cathay first appears in 1947 and peaked in 1947 (7 births).
About the name Cathay
Pronunciation KA-thay /ˈkæθeɪ/
7 peak births · 1947
1947 first appeared
Names similar to Cathay
How popular is Cathay?
Girls named Cathay
Girls named Cathay per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1947–1953 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1953)
Cathay total popularity by year
Year U.S. births U.S. + territories Rank 1953 5 — #5,773 1952 7 — #4,547 1950 5 — #5,399 1949 6 — #4,750 1947 7 — #4,413