Katie
- #646 for girls in 2025, 447 births
- Last seen for boys in 2010 at #12,231
- Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 8,333 births
- Debut · girls
- 303 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 241,285since 1880
Katie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #646 | 447 | — | |
| 2024 | #576 | 526 | — | |
| 2023 | #526 | 578 | — | |
| 2022 | #554 | 549 | — | |
| 2021 | #525 | 587 | — | |
| 2020 | #480 | 637 | — | |
| 2019 | #453 | 688 | — | |
| 2018 | #441 | 723 | — | |
| 2017 | #398 | 786 | — | |
| 2016 | #362 | 905 | — | |
| 2015 | #307 | 1,061 | — | |
| 2014 | #279 | 1,171 | — | |
| 2013 | #240 | 1,329 | — | |
| 2012 | #219 | 1,452 | — | |
| 2011 | #190 | 1,676 | — | |
| 2010 | #161 | 1,908 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #143 | 2,255 | — | |
| 2008 | #126 | 2,683 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #114 | 3,003 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #106 | 3,104 | — | |
| 2005 | #99 | 3,177 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #102 | 3,226 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #107 | 3,219 | — | |
| 2002 | #103 | 3,247 | — | |
| 2001 | #99 | 3,280 | — | |
| 2000 | #95 | 3,413 | — | |
| 1999 | #92 | 3,550 | — | |
| 1998 | #88 | 3,746 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #87 | 3,867 | — | |
| 1996 | #81 | 4,329 | — | |
| 1995 | #77 | 4,482 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #70 | 4,983 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #63 | 5,456 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #54 | 6,116 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #53 | 6,425 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #53 | 6,514 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #45 | 7,290 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #40 | 7,770 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #38 | 8,197 | #2,838 | 18 |
| 1986 | #38 | 8,333 | #1,662 | 38 |
| 1985 | #39 | 7,995 | #2,019 | 28 |
| 1984 | #44 | 7,175 | #2,098 | 25 |
| 1983 | #45 | 6,705 | #2,408 | 20 |
| 1982 | #45 | 6,681 | #1,999 | 27 |
| 1981 | #44 | 6,600 | #2,204 | 23 |
| 1980 | #44 | 6,137 | #2,003 | 27 |
| 1979 | #63 | 4,512 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #90 | 3,426 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #115 | 2,507 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #162 | 1,593 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #194 | 1,296 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #229 | 1,109 | — | |
| 1973 | #294 | 807 | — | |
| 1972 | #312 | 773 | — | |
| 1971 | #336 | 759 | — | |
| 1970 | #355 | 704 | — | |
| 1969 | #373 | 618 | — | |
| 1968 | #447 | 456 | — | |
| 1967 | #463 | 421 | — | |
| 1966 | #442 | 452 | — | |
| 1965 | #445 | 453 | — | |
| 1964 | #430 | 520 | — | |
| 1963 | #412 | 545 | — | |
| 1962 | #408 | 564 | — | |
| 1961 | #397 | 594 | — | |
| 1960 | #388 | 593 | — | |
| 1959 | #373 | 658 | — | |
| 1958 | #387 | 557 | — | |
| 1957 | #409 | 512 | — | |
| 1956 | #412 | 485 | — | |
| 1955 | #400 | 477 | — | |
| 1954 | #383 | 502 | — | |
| 1953 | #370 | 532 | — | |
| 1952 | #375 | 482 | — | |
| 1951 | #339 | 547 | — | |
| 1950 | #352 | 505 | — | |
| 1949 | #301 | 659 | — | |
| 1948 | #306 | 622 | — | |
| 1947 | #323 | 586 | — | |
| 1946 | #300 | 598 | — | |
| 1945 | #289 | 576 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #287 | 565 | — | |
| 1943 | #279 | 636 | — | |
| 1942 | #272 | 652 | — | |
| 1941 | #252 | 650 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #250 | 636 | — | |
| 1939 | #246 | 648 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #248 | 642 | — | |
| 1937 | #255 | 607 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #247 | 632 | — | |
| 1935 | #229 | 731 | — | |
| 1934 | #237 | 710 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #224 | 746 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #222 | 754 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #220 | 752 | — | |
| 1930 | #226 | 737 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #222 | 759 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #218 | 826 | — | |
| 1927 | #214 | 885 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #216 | 852 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #202 | 1,003 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #204 | 974 | — | |
| 1923 | #206 | 951 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #194 | 1,051 | — | |
| 1921 | #206 | 976 | — | |
| 1920 | #184 | 1,121 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #183 | 1,073 | — | |
| 1918 | #195 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1917 | #199 | 927 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #191 | 935 | — | |
| 1915 | #181 | 937 | — | |
| 1914 | #167 | 861 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #171 | 674 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #149 | 732 | — | |
| 1911 | #138 | 595 | — | |
| 1910 | #122 | 672 | — | |
| 1909 | #133 | 534 | — | |
| 1908 | #130 | 531 | — | |
| 1907 | #122 | 539 | — | |
| 1906 | #125 | 498 | — | |
| 1905 | #113 | 553 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #120 | 494 | — | |
| 1903 | #111 | 512 | — | |
| 1902 | #102 | 572 | — | |
| 1901 | #116 | 453 | — | |
| 1900 | #107 | 618 | — | |
| 1899 | #108 | 459 | — | |
| 1898 | #104 | 580 | — | |
| 1897 | #104 | 492 | — | |
| 1896 | #99 | 516 | — | |
| 1895 | #100 | 536 | — | |
| 1894 | #95 | 525 | — | |
| 1893 | #96 | 504 | — | |
| 1892 | #86 | 563 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #90 | 494 | — | |
| 1890 | #86 | 509 | — | |
| 1889 | #80 | 502 | — | |
| 1888 | #80 | 516 | — | |
| 1887 | #77 | 440 | — | |
| 1886 | #80 | 431 | — | |
| 1885 | #81 | 388 | — | |
| 1884 | #83 | 360 | — | |
| 1883 | #78 | 361 | — | |
| 1882 | #78 | 327 | — | |
| 1881 | #83 | 279 | — | |
| 1880 | #76 | 303 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Katie was already there! It came in at #76, and was given to 303 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 390 girls a year got the name.
Where Katie is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Pennsylvania#235 · 1 in 973
- Mississippi#270 · 1 in 890
- Missouri#311 · 1 in 1,279
- Kansas#324 · 1 in 1,181
- Iowa#390 · 1 in 1,472
Best ever in a state: #11 in South Dakota, 1984.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #235 | 48 | 1 in 973 |
| Mississippi | #270 | 10 | 1 in 890 |
| Missouri | #311 | 19 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Kansas | #324 | 10 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Iowa | #390 | 8 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Wisconsin | #391 | 13 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Louisiana | #426 | 10 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Kentucky | #443 | 9 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Maryland | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Utah | #490 | 8 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Indiana | #542 | 12 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Alabama | #574 | 8 | 1 in 2,290 |
| New York | #585 | 28 | 1 in 2,797 |
| Arizona | #632 | 10 | 1 in 2,822 |
| Minnesota | #659 | 7 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Ohio | #668 | 14 | 1 in 3,377 |
| North Carolina | #684 | 14 | 1 in 3,320 |
| California | #687 | 45 | 1 in 3,594 |
| South Carolina | #688 | 6 | 1 in 3,048 |
| Oklahoma | #697 | 5 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Virginia | #704 | 10 | 1 in 3,374 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 3,608 |
| Michigan | #735 | 10 | 1 in 3,573 |
| Tennessee | #748 | 9 | 1 in 3,564 |
| Massachusetts | #761 | 6 | 1 in 4,005 |
| Texas | #780 | 38 | 1 in 4,225 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Georgia | #854 | 11 | 1 in 4,110 |
| Florida | #912 | 17 | 1 in 5,104 |
| New Jersey | #1,036 | 6 | 1 in 5,917 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
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| 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 Katie
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 166 spots since 2020 (#480 → #646)
- Biggest jump: 74 spots in 1969
- Biggest drop: 70 spots in 2025
Rise & fade · girls
106 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1986 at #38 (8,333 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 42 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1978–2001
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 206
- Highest: 1 in 206 girls born in 1986 were named Katie (0.49%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,596 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 30.2% of all girls named Katie (72,883) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #76 (1880) → #463 (1967) → #38 (1986)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,907 | #76 (1880) | #80 |
| 1890s | 5,178 | #86 (1892) | #97 |
| 1900s | 5,304 | #102 (1902) | #118 |
| 1910s | 8,419 | #122 (1910) | #170 |
| 1920s | 9,398 | #184 (1920) | #207 |
| 1930s | 6,959 | #220 (1931) | #235 |
| 1940s | 6,180 | #250 (1940) | #286 |
| 1950s | 5,257 | #339 (1951) | #380 |
| 1960s | 5,216 | #373 (1969) | #421 |
| 1970s | 17,486 | #63 (1979) | #215 |
| 1980s | 72,883 | #38 (1986) | #42 |
| 1990s | 49,468 | #53 (1990) | #72 |
| 2000s | 30,607 | #95 (2000) | #109 |
| 2010s | 11,699 | #161 (2010) | #305 |
| 2020s | 3,324 | #480 (2020) | #551 |
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.
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