Cathie

Cathie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: Greek
Say it: KATH-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Cathie is a diminutive spelling of Cathy, from Catherine or Katherine. The traditional etymology of Katherine is from Greek katharos, meaning pure.

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How popular is Cathie?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Cathie in 20240

Peak year1951

Total US babies since 18805,586

Cathie was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Cathie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Cathypure · English
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Cathie questions

What does the name Cathie mean?

Cathie means "pure". It comes from Greek. Cathie is a diminutive spelling of Cathy, from Catherine or Katherine. The traditional etymology of Katherine is from Greek katharos, meaning pure.

Is Cathie a boy or girl name?

Cathie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cathie?

Cathie was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1951.

How do you pronounce Cathie?

Cathie is usually pronounced KATH-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.