Cato is a rare variant of Cade that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Cato is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,804 for boy births in the United States (and #6,020 across all names), given to 45 babies. Cato first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (45 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | #3,057 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #4,480 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | #3,165 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | #3,191 |
| 2020 | 34 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | #3,909 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #3,461 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #4,620 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #5,168 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #4,314 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #4,909 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,708 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #6,373 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #8,889 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #6,092 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,412 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #12,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #11,141 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,516 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #7,621 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #8,803 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,591 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #10,611 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #7,948 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #8,905 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,312 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,048 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,385 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,184 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #4,623 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #5,726 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,741 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,071 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,479 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #3,770 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #3,066 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #3,393 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #2,666 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | #2,688 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #3,560 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,599 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #3,615 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #3,809 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,519 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #3,929 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #2,837 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #3,894 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,454 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,417 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,448 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,228 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #3,911 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,545 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,565 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #716 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #830 |