Cathay

KA-thay /ˈkæθeɪ/
girl 2 syllables fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1947 and peaked in 1947 (7 births).

About the name Cathay

PronunciationKA-thay /ˈkæθeɪ/
7peak births 1947
1947first in SSA data

Names similar to Cathay

How popular is Cathay?

Girls named Cathay
194719501953
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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Cathay total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19535—#5,773
19527—#4,547
19505—#5,399
19496—#4,750
19477—#4,413