Kathie

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #12,142

Peak · girls
1954 · 948 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,086
since 1918

Kathie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kathie has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #274, 1954girls
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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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Yeargirls
rankbirths
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2021—
2020#12,1427
2019—
2018#11,4278
2017#7,84014
2016#16,2155
2015—
2014#11,9318
2013#14,5826
2012#11,2579
2011#9,72311
2010#16,9925
2009#9,97511
2008#10,08411
2007#9,00713
2006#7,48216
2005#7,50015
2004#5,20824
2003#7,58014
2002#5,89719
2001#5,57020
2000#4,18529
1999#6,48415
1998#4,14227
1997#2,73345
1996#3,94227
1995#3,15236
1994#3,79028
1993#2,82542
1992#3,03638
1991#2,88640
1990#3,36432
1989#2,57244
1988#3,22530
1987#2,61238
1986#2,97331
1985#3,17028
1984#3,23326
1983#2,59534
1982#2,15047
1981#2,34242
1980#2,12848
1979#2,11247
1978#1,65364
1977#1,80156
1976#2,09941
1975#1,48169
1974#1,36975
1973#1,074107
1972#946129
1971#812171
1970#744198
1969#731191
1968#794159
1967#770163
1966#823146
1965#685207
1964#612267
1963#594281
1962#533337
1961#489397
1960#451470
1959#415516
1958#370608
1957#387557
1956#361587
1955#307782
1954#274948
1953#286835
1952#286810
1951#281789
1950#308634
1949#324574
1948#337536
1947#363489
1946#372414
1945#399315
1944#421291
1943#465254
1942#491229
1941#624129
1940#78082
1939#1,17938
1938#1,70321
1937#2,19614
1936#2,38612
1935#2,20614
1934#2,74110
1933#3,4067
1932#2,13015
1931#3,4977
1930#4,0476
1929#3,6827
1928—
1927#2,85911
1926#4,8515
1925#4,0287
1924#3,6658
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1918#3,8697
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five girls were named Kathie! It came in at #3,869, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1923, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Kathie is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedNHWashington: #236 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsWAIdaho: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsIDMontana: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 801 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 983 girlsNDMinnesota: #200 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,680 girlsMNIllinois: #246 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,044 girlsILWisconsin: #226 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsWIMichigan: #206 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsMINew York: #320 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 3,152 girlsNYMassachusetts: #254 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,020 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedRIOregon: #186 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #219 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsSDIowa: #200 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsIAIndiana: #183 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsINOhio: #200 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,557 girlsOHPennsylvania: #234 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,915 girlsPANew Jersey: #409 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,077 girlsNJConnecticut: #234 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,250 girlsCTCalifornia: #333 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,627 girlsCAUtah: #298 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,917 girlsUTColorado: #253 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsCONebraska: #212 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,605 girlsNEMissouri: #189 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsMOKentucky: #163 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsKYWest Virginia: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsWVVirginia: #421 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,833 girlsVAMaryland: #291 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedNMKansas: #182 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsKSArkansas: #269 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,811 girlsARTennessee: #289 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,469 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #273 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,043 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #352 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,928 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,069 girlsOKLouisiana: #452 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,442 girlsLAMississippi: #423 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,026 girlsMSAlabama: #358 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,069 girlsALGeorgia: #438 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,894 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kathie, so not publishedHITexas: #346 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,537 girlsTXFlorida: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,635 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#163 · 1 in 1,053
  2. North Dakota#169 · 1 in 983
  3. Montana#175 · 1 in 801
  4. Kansas#182 · 1 in 1,144
  5. Indiana#183 · 1 in 1,259

Best ever in a state: #109 in Utah, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#163321 in 1,053
North Dakota#16971 in 983
Montana#17581 in 801
Kansas#182181 in 1,144
Indiana#183371 in 1,259
Oregon#186161 in 1,037
Missouri#189311 in 1,333
Iowa#200201 in 1,422
Minnesota#200211 in 1,680
Ohio#200611 in 1,557
Michigan#206481 in 1,683
Nebraska#21291 in 1,605
Idaho#21661 in 1,049
South Dakota#21951 in 1,485
Wisconsin#226181 in 2,226
Connecticut#23491 in 2,250
Pennsylvania#234581 in 1,915
Washington#236171 in 1,612
Illinois#246461 in 2,044
Colorado#253101 in 1,625
Massachusetts#254161 in 3,020
West Virginia#254111 in 2,019
Arkansas#269111 in 1,811
North Carolina#273251 in 2,043
Tennessee#289151 in 2,469
Maryland#291101 in 2,605
Utah#29851 in 1,917
New York#320491 in 3,152
California#333501 in 2,627
Texas#346421 in 2,537
South Carolina#352101 in 2,928
Alabama#358121 in 3,069
Oklahoma#35871 in 3,069
Florida#39591 in 3,635
New Jersey#40981 in 6,077
Virginia#42181 in 4,833
Mississippi#42371 in 4,026
Georgia#43891 in 4,894
Louisiana#45281 in 4,442
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kathie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
  • Biggest jump: 399 spots in 1940 (#1,179 → #780)
  • Biggest drop: 138 spots in 1966 (#685 → #823)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 1954 at #274 (948 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1940–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,048
  • Highest: 1 in 2,048 girls born in 1954 were named Kathie (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 230,936 girls born in 2020 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 46.8% of all girls named Kathie (7,066) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s7#3,869 (1918)#3,869
1920s38#2,859 (1927)#3,817
1930s144#1,179 (1939)#2,549
1940s3,313#324 (1949)#458
1950s7,066#274 (1954)#328
1960s2,618#451 (1960)#648
1970s957#744 (1970)#1,409
1980s368#2,128 (1980)#2,700
1990s330#2,733 (1997)#3,635
2000s172#4,185 (2000)#7,249
2010s66#7,840 (2017)#12,496
2020s7#12,142 (2020)#12,142

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.

Kathie in 1952

girls
#286
810 births · 1 in 2,289 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #286Kathie810
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,289 of them was named Kathie, which outranked 95.5% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kathie
  1. #283Gale820
  2. #284Deanna818
  3. #285Mattie814
  4. #286Kathie810
  5. #287Debora805
  6. #288Sherrie799
  7. #289Jennie796
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →