Kathy
#3,249 for girls in 2025, 48 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1958 · 23,938 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 334,131since 1910
Kathy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,249 | 48 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,694 | 64 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,823 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,425 | 75 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,460 | 72 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,170 | 83 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,355 | 76 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,098 | 91 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,842 | 111 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,446 | 159 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,685 | 126 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,534 | 142 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,557 | 139 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,334 | 176 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,348 | 171 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,260 | 190 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,218 | 204 | — | |
| 2008 | #991 | 268 | — | |
| 2007 | #921 | 294 | — | |
| 2006 | #903 | 294 | — | |
| 2005 | #883 | 286 | — | |
| 2004 | #869 | 283 | — | |
| 2003 | #803 | 308 | — | |
| 2002 | #693 | 362 | — | |
| 2001 | #715 | 343 | — | |
| 2000 | #652 | 379 | — | |
| 1999 | #647 | 361 | — | |
| 1998 | #618 | 386 | — | |
| 1997 | #590 | 389 | — | |
| 1996 | #530 | 445 | — | |
| 1995 | #564 | 409 | — | |
| 1994 | #539 | 455 | — | |
| 1993 | #539 | 444 | — | |
| 1992 | #507 | 474 | — | |
| 1991 | #503 | 472 | — | |
| 1990 | #504 | 477 | — | |
| 1989 | #502 | 469 | — | |
| 1988 | #435 | 522 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #433 | 517 | — | |
| 1986 | #397 | 572 | — | |
| 1985 | #370 | 617 | — | |
| 1984 | #343 | 670 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #303 | 765 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #277 | 879 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #258 | 956 | — | |
| 1980 | #255 | 1,010 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #234 | 1,112 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #221 | 1,134 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #190 | 1,406 | — | |
| 1976 | #186 | 1,382 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #160 | 1,689 | #3,078 | 12 |
| 1974 | #146 | 1,920 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #124 | 2,371 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #108 | 3,032 | #2,819 | 12 |
| 1971 | #91 | 3,863 | #2,279 | 17 |
| 1970 | #77 | 4,797 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #77 | 4,751 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #76 | 4,677 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | #64 | 5,406 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #59 | 6,319 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #54 | 7,762 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #39 | 10,377 | #1,615 | 24 |
| 1963 | #34 | 12,215 | #1,513 | 27 |
| 1962 | #27 | 14,757 | #1,387 | 32 |
| 1961 | #25 | 16,385 | #1,206 | 43 |
| 1960 | #21 | 18,478 | #1,210 | 42 |
| 1959 | #15 | 21,814 | #1,247 | 39 |
| 1958 | #14 | 23,938 | #1,148 | 45 |
| 1957 | #20 | 20,237 | #1,075 | 50 |
| 1956 | #20 | 17,177 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #22 | 15,324 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #23 | 14,175 | #1,706 | 20 |
| 1953 | #23 | 13,400 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #29 | 12,369 | #1,485 | 26 |
| 1951 | #35 | 10,406 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | #38 | 9,090 | #1,572 | 22 |
| 1949 | #42 | 8,451 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #55 | 6,148 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #64 | 5,697 | #1,646 | 21 |
| 1946 | #79 | 4,179 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #101 | 2,753 | — | |
| 1944 | #110 | 2,417 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #136 | 2,033 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #159 | 1,537 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #199 | 947 | — | |
| 1940 | #256 | 604 | — | |
| 1939 | #328 | 365 | — | |
| 1938 | #426 | 246 | — | |
| 1937 | #526 | 157 | — | |
| 1936 | #562 | 136 | — | |
| 1935 | #664 | 99 | — | |
| 1934 | #751 | 79 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,038 | 45 | — | |
| 1932 | #923 | 58 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,127 | 40 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,434 | 29 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,257 | 35 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,362 | 35 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | — | |
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| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kathy! It came in at #2,398, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1910–1913, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kathy is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#57 · 1 in 248
- Kentucky#65 · 1 in 285
- Maine#78 · 1 in 322
- Iowa#88 · 1 in 344
- Alaska#90 · 1 in 272
Best ever in a state: #3 in West Virginia, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #57 | 45 | 1 in 248 |
| Kentucky | #65 | 80 | 1 in 285 |
| Maine | #78 | 18 | 1 in 322 |
| Iowa | #88 | 49 | 1 in 344 |
| Alaska | #90 | 7 | 1 in 272 |
| Tennessee | #96 | 63 | 1 in 436 |
| South Dakota | #104 | 10 | 1 in 394 |
| Georgia | #105 | 72 | 1 in 458 |
| North Dakota | #111 | 9 | 1 in 432 |
| Mississippi | #118 | 33 | 1 in 487 |
| Virginia | #118 | 52 | 1 in 534 |
| Arkansas | #122 | 25 | 1 in 512 |
| Vermont | #122 | 5 | 1 in 441 |
| Indiana | #124 | 63 | 1 in 554 |
| Utah | #124 | 24 | 1 in 488 |
| Alabama | #127 | 42 | 1 in 537 |
| Oregon | #127 | 25 | 1 in 522 |
| South Carolina | #130 | 31 | 1 in 566 |
| Minnesota | #139 | 36 | 1 in 661 |
| Pennsylvania | #139 | 100 | 1 in 668 |
| Wisconsin | #141 | 43 | 1 in 639 |
| Arizona | #144 | 26 | 1 in 591 |
| North Carolina | #145 | 53 | 1 in 638 |
| Ohio | #145 | 104 | 1 in 674 |
| Illinois | #146 | 102 | 1 in 683 |
| New York | #150 | 139 | 1 in 742 |
| Hawaii | #151 | 9 | 1 in 499 |
| Nebraska | #155 | 14 | 1 in 673 |
| Kansas | #156 | 18 | 1 in 669 |
| Michigan | #156 | 83 | 1 in 687 |
| Missouri | #158 | 40 | 1 in 742 |
| Florida | #159 | 55 | 1 in 795 |
| New Jersey | #159 | 49 | 1 in 768 |
| Oklahoma | #159 | 22 | 1 in 720 |
| Colorado | #178 | 20 | 1 in 784 |
| Texas | #187 | 107 | 1 in 892 |
| Washington | #190 | 21 | 1 in 935 |
| Massachusetts | #201 | 26 | 1 in 1,176 |
| District of Columbia | #206 | 7 | 1 in 836 |
| Maryland | #209 | 19 | 1 in 976 |
| Louisiana | #216 | 26 | 1 in 955 |
| California | #234 | 113 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Idaho | #240 | 5 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Connecticut | #250 | 10 | 1 in 1,424 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Kathy
- 555 spots since 2024 (#2,694 → #3,249)
- 1,079 spots since 2020 (#2,170 → #3,249)
- 1,564 spots since 2015 (#1,685 → #3,249)
- Biggest jump: 287 spots in 1934 (#1,038 → #751)
- Biggest drop: 227 spots in 2009 (#991 → #1,218)
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1958 at #14 (23,938 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1946–1971
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1934–2008
- Highest: 1 in 84 girls born in 1958 were named Kathy (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 33,485 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 47.3% of all girls named Kathy (157,930) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 57 | #2,398 (1910) | #2,984 |
| 1920s | 198 | #1,257 (1929) | #2,242 |
| 1930s | 1,254 | #328 (1939) | #778 |
| 1940s | 34,766 | #42 (1949) | #120 |
| 1950s | 157,930 | #14 (1958) | #24 |
| 1960s | 101,127 | #21 (1960) | #48 |
| 1970s | 22,706 | #77 (1970) | #154 |
| 1980s | 6,977 | #255 (1980) | #357 |
| 1990s | 4,312 | #503 (1991) | #554 |
| 2000s | 3,021 | #652 (2000) | #865 |
| 2010s | 1,381 | #1,260 (2010) | #1,646 |
| 2020s | 402 | #2,170 (2020) | #2,637 |
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.
Kathy in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 764 of them was named Kathy, which outranked 98.6% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 224,619 of them was named Kathy, which outranked 30.2% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,837Zeno8
- #3,837Zenon8
- #3,837Zuri8
- #4,190Kathy7
- #4,190Absalom7
- #4,190Adarryl7
- #4,190Adel7
- #4,634Aamir6
- #4,634Aashish6
- #4,634Abayomi6
Tied with 443 names at #4,190; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.