Cathey
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a form of Catherine.
Babies a year
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no recent records
Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Cathey by the numbers
Its American peak was 157 babies in 1953, making it a 1950s name.
Other names that come from Catherine
Like Cathey, each of these traces back to Catherine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Catalinapure; Spanish form of Catherine1,218 in the US (2017)
- Karenpure; a form of Catherine559 in the US (2017)
- Katarinapure; a form of Catherine141 in the US (2017)
- Cattaleyapure; a modern respelling of Catherine62 in the US (2017)
- Caterinapure; Italian form of Catherine56 in the US (2017)
- Katyapure; a form of Catherine or Ekaterina54 in the US (2017)
- Catalayapure; a modern respelling of Catalina or Catherine51 in the US (2017)
- Catepure; a form of Catherine38 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cathey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Cathypure; a form of Catherine31 in the US (2017)
- Caseyvigilant or watchful267 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carleyfree man; a form of Carl or Charles146 in the US (2017)
- Caileystrife or battle; a modern respelling of Caley64 in the US (2017)
- Cachehidden treasure or storage place42 in the US (2017)
- Cathrynpure; a form of Catherine37 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cathey
Names that are said the same way as Cathey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Katheyvariant of Katherine; pure
Other names that mean purity
Like Cathey, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Cathey
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