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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedAKMaine: #248 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedNHWashington: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsWAIdaho: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 698 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #167 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 820 girlsMNIllinois: #343 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsILWisconsin: #198 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsWIMichigan: #303 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsMINew York: #487 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,683 girlsNYMassachusetts: #314 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedRIOregon: #166 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 703 girlsORNevada: 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: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsIAIndiana: #310 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsINOhio: #284 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,780 girlsOHPennsylvania: #297 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,869 girlsPANew Jersey: #694 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,741 girlsNJConnecticut: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsCTCalifornia: #361 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsCAUtah: #217 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 981 girlsUTColorado: #226 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsCONebraska: #231 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsNEMissouri: #311 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,011 girlsMOKentucky: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,247 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #547 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,509 girlsVAMaryland: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,907 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedDEArizona: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,018 girlsAZNew Mexico: #363 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsNMKansas: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,255 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedARTennessee: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,457 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #356 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #250 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,521 girlsOKLouisiana: #337 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,822 girlsLAMississippi: #255 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsMSAlabama: #308 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsALGeorgia: #270 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,494 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Katie, so not publishedHITexas: #433 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,663 girlsTXFlorida: #319 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,837 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#166 · 1 in 703
  2. Minnesota#167 · 1 in 820
  3. Idaho#196 · 1 in 698
  4. Wisconsin#198 · 1 in 1,145
  5. Utah#217 · 1 in 981

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#166191 in 703
Minnesota#167331 in 820
Idaho#19671 in 698
Wisconsin#198271 in 1,145
Utah#217111 in 981
Washington#223201 in 1,117
Colorado#226161 in 1,030
Nebraska#23191 in 1,177
Iowa#237141 in 1,378
Maine#24851 in 1,420
South Carolina#250161 in 1,297
Mississippi#255141 in 1,332
Georgia#270261 in 1,494
Connecticut#283111 in 1,678
Ohio#284471 in 1,780
Pennsylvania#297431 in 1,869
Michigan#303351 in 1,972
Alabama#308141 in 1,898
Indiana#310201 in 2,056
Missouri#311171 in 2,011
Massachusetts#314171 in 2,304
Florida#319261 in 1,837
Louisiana#337161 in 1,822
Illinois#343381 in 2,176
North Carolina#356151 in 2,684
Kansas#35761 in 2,255
California#361741 in 2,005
New Mexico#36351 in 1,679
Kentucky#39981 in 3,247
Oklahoma#40071 in 2,521
Tennessee#42791 in 3,457
Texas#433391 in 2,663
Maryland#47261 in 3,907
New York#487341 in 3,683
Arizona#49551 in 3,018
Virginia#54761 in 5,509
New Jersey#69461 in 7,741
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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 1971

girls
#336
759 births · 1 in 2,192 girls

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #336Katie759
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 2,192 of them was named Katie, which outranked 96.5% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Katie
  1. #333Glenda782
  2. #333Jenifer782
  3. #335Daphne778
  4. #336Katie759
  5. #337Cara755
  6. #338Desiree752
  7. #338Doris752
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →