Cato is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “intelligent.” In 2024 it was given to 40 boys in the United States.
Cato belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “intelligent” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cato first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #716 in 1891, and in 2024 40 babies received the name — 630 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cato means “intelligent” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cato is a boy name. In 2024, 40 babies received the name in the US.
Cato comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Cato first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #716 in 1891, and 40 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cato is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.təʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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