Cathy

Cathy is a female given name: 100% of people named Cathy are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 0%Female 100%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 0% male / 100% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Ireland, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 343 male / 170,093 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Cathy

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cathy," in English, "Guten Tag Cathy," in German. Cathy is a female given name: about 100% of people named Cathy are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Cathy,

German

Guten Tag Cathy,

French

Bonjour Cathy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cathy:

Chinese

Cathy您好：

Japanese

Cathy様

English

Hi Cathy,

German

Hi Cathy,

French

Salut Cathy,

Spanish

Hola Cathy,

Chinese

Cathy你好：

Japanese

Cathyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Cathy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	0%
Ireland	rare	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

343 male · 170,093 female · 170,436 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cathy a male or female name?

Cathy is a female given name: 100% of people named Cathy are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Cathy in an email?

Is Cathy a unisex name?

Cathy is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Cathy are men. Cathy leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Cathy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cathy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_cathy,
  title  = {Is Cathy a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cathy},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}