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

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Peak · girls
1986 · 8,333 births
Debut · girls
303 births
In top 100 · girls
42 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
241,285
since 1880

Katie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #38, 1986girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#646447—
2024#576526—
2023#526578—
2022#554549—
2021#525587—
2020#480637—
2019#453688—
2018#441723—
2017#398786—
2016#362905—
2015#3071,061—
2014#2791,171—
2013#2401,329—
2012#2191,452—
2011#1901,676—
2010#1611,908#12,2315
2009#1432,255—
2008#1262,683#12,5535
2007#1143,003#8,9158
2006#1063,104—
2005#993,177#7,6409
2004#1023,226#7,5369
2003#1073,219—
2002#1033,247—
2001#993,280—
2000#953,413—
1999#923,550—
1998#883,746#9,6315
1997#873,867—
1996#814,329—
1995#774,482#8,8685
1994#704,983#6,9687
1993#635,456#7,6386
1992#546,116#7,4226
1991#536,425#4,00514
1990#536,514#3,60716
1989#457,290#2,90221
1988#407,770#3,35015
1987#388,197#2,83818
1986#388,333#1,66238
1985#397,995#2,01928
1984#447,175#2,09825
1983#456,705#2,40820
1982#456,681#1,99927
1981#446,600#2,20423
1980#446,137#2,00327
1979#634,512#3,56911
1978#903,426#4,5547
1977#1152,507#4,1648
1976#1621,593#4,9356
1975#1941,296#5,4645
1974#2291,109—
1973#294807—
1972#312773—
1971#336759—
1970#355704—
1969#373618—
1968#447456—
1967#463421—
1966#442452—
1965#445453—
1964#430520—
1963#412545—
1962#408564—
1961#397594—
1960#388593—
1959#373658—
1958#387557—
1957#409512—
1956#412485—
1955#400477—
1954#383502—
1953#370532—
1952#375482—
1951#339547—
1950#352505—
1949#301659—
1948#306622—
1947#323586—
1946#300598—
1945#289576#2,7437
1944#287565—
1943#279636—
1942#272652—
1941#252650#3,5055
1940#250636—
1939#246648#3,1136
1938#248642—
1937#255607#2,6808
1936#247632—
1935#229731—
1934#237710#2,5639
1933#224746#3,2686
1932#222754#3,3616
1931#220752—
1930#226737#3,5926
1929#222759#3,9595
1928#218826—
1927#214885#2,52311
1926#216852#3,3857
1925#2021,003#2,75510
1924#204974—
1923#206951#3,4677
1922#1941,051—
1921#206976—
1920#1841,121#4,2865
1919#1831,073—
1918#1951,013—
1917#199927#3,9815
1916#191935—
1915#181937—
1914#167861#2,6517
1913#171674#2,8215
1912#149732—
1911#138595—
1910#122672—
1909#133534—
1908#130531—
1907#122539—
1906#125498—
1905#113553#1,2335
1904#120494—
1903#111512—
1902#102572—
1901#116453—
1900#107618—
1899#108459—
1898#104580—
1897#104492—
1896#99516—
1895#100536—
1894#95525—
1893#96504—
1892#86563#1,0665
1891#90494—
1890#86509—
1889#80502—
1888#80516—
1887#77440—
1886#80431—
1885#81388—
1884#83360—
1883#78361—
1882#78327—
1881#83279—
1880#76303—
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 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedNHWashington: #259 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,982 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #203 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #296 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,952 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,235 girlsMINew York: #462 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,196 girlsNYMassachusetts: #373 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,156 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #221 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsINOhio: #296 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,407 girlsOHPennsylvania: #275 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,556 girlsPANew Jersey: #332 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,273 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #306 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,561 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #468 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,123 girlsMOKentucky: #149 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 751 girlsKYWest Virginia: #239 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,597 girlsWVVirginia: #124 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 590 girlsVAMaryland: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedNMKansas: #291 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsKSArkansas: #162 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 697 girlsARTennessee: #133 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 547 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #89 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 317 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #115 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 483 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsOKLouisiana: #105 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 423 girlsLAMississippi: #45 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 174 girlsMSAlabama: #70 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 250 girlsALGeorgia: #84 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 318 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedHITexas: #128 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 538 girlsTXFlorida: #105 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 425 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#45 · 1 in 174
  2. Alabama#70 · 1 in 250
  3. Georgia#84 · 1 in 318
  4. North Carolina#89 · 1 in 317
  5. Louisiana#105 · 1 in 423

Best ever in a state: #11 in South Dakota, 1984.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#451111 in 174
Alabama#701071 in 250
Georgia#841081 in 318
North Carolina#891071 in 317
Florida#105231 in 425
Louisiana#105491 in 423
South Carolina#115451 in 483
Virginia#124461 in 590
Texas#128921 in 538
Tennessee#133471 in 547
Kentucky#149361 in 751
Arkansas#162281 in 697
Maryland#20291 in 1,527
North Dakota#20361 in 1,272
Indiana#221151 in 1,731
Oklahoma#225201 in 1,167
West Virginia#239111 in 1,597
Washington#25951 in 1,982
Pennsylvania#275281 in 3,556
Kansas#29171 in 2,278
Illinois#296211 in 2,952
Ohio#296161 in 3,407
California#30691 in 2,561
New Jersey#33261 in 5,273
Massachusetts#37361 in 6,156
Michigan#40571 in 5,235
New York#462111 in 9,196
Missouri#46861 in 5,123
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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 Katie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 70 spots since 2024 (#576 → #646)
  • 166 spots since 2020 (#480 → #646)
  • 339 spots since 2015 (#307 → #646)
  • Biggest jump: 74 spots in 1969 (#447 → #373)
  • Biggest drop: 70 spots in 2025 (#576 → #646)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,907#76 (1880)#80
1890s5,178#86 (1892)#97
1900s5,304#102 (1902)#118
1910s8,419#122 (1910)#170
1920s9,398#184 (1920)#207
1930s6,959#220 (1931)#235
1940s6,180#250 (1940)#286
1950s5,257#339 (1951)#380
1960s5,216#373 (1969)#421
1970s17,486#63 (1979)#215
1980s72,883#38 (1986)#42
1990s49,468#53 (1990)#72
2000s30,607#95 (2000)#109
2010s11,699#161 (2010)#305
2020s3,324#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.

Katie in 1918

girls
#195
1,013 births · 1 in 1,143 girls

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #195Katie1,013
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,143 of them was named Katie, which outranked 96.5% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Katie
  1. #192Freda1,025
  2. #193Goldie1,021
  3. #194Essie1,019
  4. #195Katie1,013
  5. #196Carol1,011
  6. #197Cleo1,009
  7. #198Constance971
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →