A two-masted sailing vessel
Derived from the Middle English word 'ketch' or 'cache', referring to a specific type of small, two-masted sailing ship. It likely originated as an occupational surname for a shipbuilder or a sailor who operated such a vessel. In modern usage, it is a rare, brisk nature-adjacent choice with a nautical flair.
Less common today
Ketch isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,462 in 2013.
Founding member and lead singer of Old Crow Medicine Show
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
