Cato Boy
How popular is Cato?
#2,797 boy name in 2025
45 baby boys were named Cato in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
Cato popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,797 for boys (▲ 247 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+96% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #3,272 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (45 boys) |
| Highest rank | #699 in 1891 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cato counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaito family of names ranked #1,095 for boys in 2025 (#1,109 the year before), with 165 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cato is most popular
Babies named Cato per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Cato by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #809 |
| 1890s | 8 | #699 |
| 1910s | 49 | #1,536 |
| 1920s | 41 | #2,803 |
| 1930s | 10 | #3,479 |
| 1940s | 28 | #2,632 |
| 1950s | 16 | #3,424 |
| 1960s | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 17 | #4,552 |
| 1980s | 18 | #5,920 |
| 1990s | 11 | #7,786 |
| 2000s | 58 | #7,422 |
| 2010s | 190 | #3,442 |
| 2020s | 217 | #2,797 |
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Questions
- Is Cato a boy or girl name?
- Cato is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cato were boys.
- How popular is the name Cato?
- 45 baby boys were named Cato in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
- When was Cato most popular?
- Cato peaked in 2025, when 45 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #699 in 1891.
- How many people are named Cato?
- 675 babies have been named Cato in the US since 1880. We estimate about 538 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Cato most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cato was most common in Colorado, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.