Kathey

Last seen for girls in 1977 at #8,444

Peak · girls
1956 · 126 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,600
since 1938

Kathey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kathey has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #888, 1956girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1977#8,4446
1976#9,2845
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1973#7,4356
1972#3,89415
1971#4,81011
1970#3,11021
1969#3,46116
1968#2,53824
1967#2,55823
1966#2,19129
1965#2,34526
1964#1,86740
1963#1,46458
1962#1,55852
1961#1,53354
1960#1,33868
1959#1,22576
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1957#1,17780
1956#888126
1955#1,13078
1954#1,05387
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1950#1,10969
1949#1,32348
1948#1,34547
1947#1,66133
1946#1,80825
1945#1,69924
1944#2,28715
1943#1,70325
1942#1,98119
1941#1,95418
1940#2,73710
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First appearance
1938

The first year at least five girls were named Kathey! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1938–1939, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kathey is popular in 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedKSArkansas: #370 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,437 girlsARTennessee: #467 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,320 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #457 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,615 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #537 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,308 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedHITexas: #760 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,197 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Kathey, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#370 · 1 in 3,437
  2. North Carolina#457 · 1 in 5,615
  3. Tennessee#467 · 1 in 6,320
  4. Alabama#537 · 1 in 7,308
  5. Texas#760 · 1 in 10,197

Best ever in a state: #262 in Tennessee, 1956.

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Arkansas#37061 in 3,437
North Carolina#45791 in 5,615
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See more about Kathey
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1977
  • Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1956 (#1,130 → #888)
  • Biggest drop: 289 spots in 1957 (#888 → #1,177)
Rise & fade · girls
18 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1938
  • Peaked 1956 at #888 (126 births)
  • Births halved by 1961, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 15,934
  • Highest: 1 in 15,934 girls born in 1956 were named Kathey (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 255,524 girls born in 1977 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 54.8% of all girls named Kathey (877) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#4,342 (1938)#4,342
1940s264#1,323 (1949)#1,850
1950s877#888 (1956)#1,067
1960s390#1,338 (1960)#2,085
1970s64#3,110 (1970)#6,163

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kathey in 1951

girls
#1,038
80 births · 1 in 22,511 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #1,038Kathey80
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 22,511 of them was named Kathey, which outranked 83.3% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kathey
  1. #1,031Norene81
  2. #1,031Trudi81
  3. #1,031Vernetta81
  4. #1,038Kathey80
  5. #1,038Charline80
  6. #1,038Deborrah80
  7. #1,038Lani80
  8. #1,045Leatha79
  9. #1,045Marilou79
  10. #1,045Marjory79

Tied with 6 names at #1,038; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1951 →