Katy
#2,691 for girls in 2025, 64 births · Last seen for boys in 1980 at #6,250
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1987 · 674 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,952since 1880
Katy over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Katy has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #2,691 | 64 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,462 | 73 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,142 | 89 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,208 | 85 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,154 | 87 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,196 | 82 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,070 | 91 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,799 | 113 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,792 | 116 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,636 | 133 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,545 | 143 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,291 | 184 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,420 | 160 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,396 | 165 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,196 | 201 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,287 | 185 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,258 | 194 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,188 | 214 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,172 | 217 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,157 | 210 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,054 | 226 | — | |
| 2004 | #987 | 240 | — | |
| 2003 | #990 | 233 | — | |
| 2002 | #933 | 240 | — | |
| 2001 | #984 | 218 | — | |
| 2000 | #962 | 220 | — | |
| 1999 | #880 | 243 | — | |
| 1998 | #827 | 257 | — | |
| 1997 | #757 | 279 | — | |
| 1996 | #768 | 274 | — | |
| 1995 | #654 | 328 | — | |
| 1994 | #630 | 349 | — | |
| 1993 | #590 | 398 | — | |
| 1992 | #517 | 458 | — | |
| 1991 | #549 | 430 | — | |
| 1990 | #511 | 470 | — | |
| 1989 | #426 | 584 | — | |
| 1988 | #406 | 588 | — | |
| 1987 | #351 | 674 | — | |
| 1986 | #362 | 655 | — | |
| 1985 | #361 | 654 | — | |
| 1984 | #388 | 566 | — | |
| 1983 | #392 | 561 | — | |
| 1982 | #406 | 564 | — | |
| 1981 | #392 | 577 | — | |
| 1980 | #429 | 503 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #444 | 461 | — | |
| 1978 | #453 | 440 | — | |
| 1977 | #549 | 323 | — | |
| 1976 | #679 | 219 | — | |
| 1975 | #712 | 207 | — | |
| 1974 | #732 | 194 | — | |
| 1973 | #798 | 164 | — | |
| 1972 | #870 | 147 | — | |
| 1971 | #877 | 153 | — | |
| 1970 | #831 | 165 | — | |
| 1969 | #923 | 132 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,002 | 109 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,097 | 90 | — | |
| 1966 | #972 | 110 | — | |
| 1965 | #840 | 140 | — | |
| 1964 | #829 | 160 | — | |
| 1963 | #833 | 157 | — | |
| 1962 | #753 | 190 | — | |
| 1961 | #796 | 172 | — | |
| 1960 | #751 | 185 | — | |
| 1959 | #757 | 180 | — | |
| 1958 | #844 | 146 | — | |
| 1957 | #951 | 117 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,141 | 82 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,246 | 66 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,134 | 76 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,213 | 63 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,225 | 60 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,053 | 76 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,174 | 60 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,001 | 76 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,012 | 76 | — | |
| 1946 | #961 | 75 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,048 | 55 | — | |
| 1944 | #937 | 68 | — | |
| 1943 | #944 | 69 | — | |
| 1942 | #960 | 66 | — | |
| 1941 | #809 | 80 | — | |
| 1940 | #786 | 81 | — | |
| 1939 | #775 | 77 | — | |
| 1938 | #944 | 57 | — | |
| 1937 | #896 | 59 | — | |
| 1936 | #827 | 66 | — | |
| 1935 | #912 | 57 | — | |
| 1934 | #993 | 48 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,024 | 46 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,097 | 42 | — | |
| 1931 | #995 | 49 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,144 | 42 | — | |
| 1929 | #951 | 57 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,041 | 52 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,108 | 47 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,166 | 43 | — | |
| 1925 | #923 | 65 | — | |
| 1924 | #985 | 60 | — | |
| 1923 | #907 | 65 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,059 | 51 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,205 | 41 | — | |
| 1920 | #968 | 57 | — | |
| 1919 | #858 | 66 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,091 | 45 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,054 | 45 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,043 | 44 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,040 | 41 | — | |
| 1914 | #932 | 40 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,020 | 28 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,031 | 18 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1909 | #845 | 23 | — | |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | — | |
| 1907 | #760 | 24 | — | |
| 1906 | #895 | 17 | — | |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | — | |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | — | |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 | — | |
| 1900 | #917 | 17 | — | |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | — | |
| 1897 | #826 | 15 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | — | |
| 1895 | #770 | 17 | — | |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | — | |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Katy was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Katy is popular in 1978
- 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
- Iowa#183 · 1 in 1,033
- Minnesota#199 · 1 in 1,206
- Wisconsin#218 · 1 in 1,379
- Washington#235 · 1 in 1,275
- Oklahoma#238 · 1 in 1,215
Best ever in a state: #115 in New Hampshire, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #183 | 18 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Minnesota | #199 | 22 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Wisconsin | #218 | 21 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Washington | #235 | 18 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Oklahoma | #238 | 14 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Colorado | #297 | 10 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Utah | #308 | 9 | 1 in 1,685 |
| Oregon | #315 | 8 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Kansas | #319 | 7 | 1 in 1,919 |
| Indiana | #334 | 15 | 1 in 2,320 |
| Massachusetts | #350 | 11 | 1 in 2,696 |
| Illinois | #390 | 27 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Missouri | #395 | 10 | 1 in 3,066 |
| Ohio | #395 | 21 | 1 in 3,284 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 5 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Arizona | #404 | 7 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Maryland | #446 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Texas | #465 | 35 | 1 in 2,954 |
| Pennsylvania | #469 | 16 | 1 in 4,125 |
| California | #507 | 47 | 1 in 3,262 |
| Michigan | #515 | 13 | 1 in 4,427 |
| Louisiana | #529 | 8 | 1 in 3,440 |
| Virginia | #541 | 6 | 1 in 4,640 |
| New Jersey | #542 | 9 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Tennessee | #621 | 5 | 1 in 5,573 |
| New York | #732 | 16 | 1 in 6,145 |
| Florida | #949 | 5 | 1 in 8,805 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 229 spots since 2024 (#2,462 → #2,691)
- 495 spots since 2020 (#2,196 → #2,691)
- 1,146 spots since 2015 (#1,545 → #2,691)
- Biggest jump: 588 spots in 1899 (#1,379 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 553 spots in 1898 (#826 → #1,379)
Rise & fade · girls
107 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1987 at #351 (674 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 89 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1969–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,580
- Highest: 1 in 2,580 girls born in 1987 were named Katy (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 25,114 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 28.3% of all girls named Katy (5,926) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | #679 (1880) | #911 |
| 1890s | 123 | #758 (1890) | #925 |
| 1900s | 184 | #688 (1902) | #869 |
| 1910s | 356 | #858 (1919) | #1,072 |
| 1920s | 538 | #907 (1923) | #1,031 |
| 1930s | 543 | #775 (1939) | #961 |
| 1940s | 706 | #786 (1940) | #963 |
| 1950s | 935 | #757 (1959) | #1,068 |
| 1960s | 1,445 | #751 (1960) | #880 |
| 1970s | 2,473 | #444 (1979) | #695 |
| 1980s | 5,926 | #351 (1987) | #391 |
| 1990s | 3,486 | #511 (1990) | #668 |
| 2000s | 2,212 | #933 (2002) | #1,069 |
| 2010s | 1,491 | #1,196 (2011) | #1,543 |
| 2020s | 480 | #2,142 (2023) | #2,309 |
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.
Katy in 1978
girls
#453
440 births · 1 in 3,481 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,481 of them was named Katy, which outranked 96.1% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).