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
- 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
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 | #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 | — | |
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 1925
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#66 · 1 in 246
- Alabama#72 · 1 in 287
- Georgia#82 · 1 in 311
- North Carolina#87 · 1 in 343
- South Carolina#111 · 1 in 471
Best ever in a state: #11 in South Dakota, 1984.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #66 | 94 | 1 in 246 |
| Alabama | #72 | 115 | 1 in 287 |
| Georgia | #82 | 112 | 1 in 311 |
| North Carolina | #87 | 116 | 1 in 343 |
| South Carolina | #111 | 51 | 1 in 471 |
| Florida | #112 | 32 | 1 in 467 |
| Louisiana | #127 | 47 | 1 in 506 |
| Tennessee | #127 | 55 | 1 in 529 |
| Arkansas | #129 | 41 | 1 in 530 |
| Texas | #153 | 94 | 1 in 657 |
| Virginia | #153 | 34 | 1 in 816 |
| Arizona | #173 | 6 | 1 in 649 |
| Kentucky | #199 | 25 | 1 in 1,199 |
| West Virginia | #261 | 11 | 1 in 1,868 |
| Pennsylvania | #279 | 29 | 1 in 3,268 |
| Missouri | #295 | 13 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Oklahoma | #307 | 13 | 1 in 1,989 |
| Ohio | #335 | 15 | 1 in 3,681 |
| Indiana | #337 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Michigan | #350 | 10 | 1 in 4,093 |
| Kansas | #352 | 5 | 1 in 3,186 |
| California | #366 | 11 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Illinois | #395 | 12 | 1 in 5,007 |
| New York | #419 | 15 | 1 in 6,670 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1986 at #38 (8,333 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1978–2001
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 206 girls born in 1986 were named Katie (0.49%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,596 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 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.
Katie in 1925
Top girls' names in 1925
Top boys' names in 1925
More about 1925
girls
1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,214 of them was named Katie, which outranked 96.5% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 111,592 of them was named Katie, which outranked 43.4% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,588York11
- #2,588Ysabel11
- #2,588Zoltan11
- #2,755Katie10
- #2,755Aldrich10
- #2,755Alvy10
- #2,755Andrea10
- #2,936Abundio9
- #2,936Alba9
- #2,936Aloysuis9
Tied with 180 names at #2,755; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.