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Cato

Boy

Meaning of Cato: Latin: 'all-knowing'

Cato is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2733rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2733

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

675

First recorded 1880 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 7 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 18 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Cato per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 45.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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