Cathy Crosby
There are approximately 17 people named Cathy Crosby living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cathy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Crosby. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
17
1 in 20,162,020
Named Cathy
127K
Alive today
Named Crosby
45K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 127K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1958
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (83.1%)
Estimated bearers: 45K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #874
Per 100K: 13.08
Top ancestry: White (67.7%)
First name trend
Cathy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cathy. The peak year was 1958 with 10,961 births. The average person named Cathy today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cathy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Cathy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cathy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Cathy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.1% · 121,711
- Black or African American6.9% · 10,166
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 5,672
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 5,006
- Two or more races2.2% · 3,202
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 713
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Crosby surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Crosby, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Crosby described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Crosby at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.7% · 26,466
- Black or African American23.2% · 9,055
- Two or more races4.1% · 1,618
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 1,350
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 305
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 292
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Cathy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0369% of the US population, based on 126,557 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Cathy right now.
The surname Crosby appears at a rate of 13.08 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0131%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 17 people with the full name Cathy Crosby. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Cathy Crosby: questions and answers
How many people are named Cathy Crosby?
We estimate approximately 17 people in the United States share the full name Cathy Crosby. That works out to about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0369%) with the surname frequency (13.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Cathy Crosby?
We classify Cathy Crosby as "Very Rare". About 1 in 20,162,020 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Cathy a male or female name?
Cathy is predominantly female. Out of 170,634 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Cathy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Cathy Crosby?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.