Meaning and history
Cato is an ancient Roman cognomen traditionally connected with Latin catus, meaning “wise” or “shrewd.” It was famously borne by Cato the Elder, a statesman and moralist, and his descendant Cato the Younger, an opponent of Julius Caesar. The name is also used independently in Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
20062006: 10 births, rank #7,427
2007: 6 births, rank #10,921
2008: 5 births, rank #12,553
2009: 9 births, rank #8,310
2010: 14 births, rank #6,036
20112011: 8 births, rank #8,767
2012: 13 births, rank #6,306
2013: 15 births, rank #5,659
2014: 19 births, rank #4,866
2015: 23 births, rank #4,295
20162016: 18 births, rank #5,124
2017: 21 births, rank #4,594
2018: 32 births, rank #3,446
2019: 27 births, rank #3,899
2020: 34 births, rank #3,274
20212021: 37 births, rank #3,180
2022: 38 births, rank #3,151
2023: 23 births, rank #4,456
2024: 40 births, rank #3,045
20252025: 45 births, rank #2,798
Cato rose from #830 to #716 for boys between 1880 and 1891. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 8.