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

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Peak · girls
1987 · 674 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,952
since 1880

Katy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Katy has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #351, 1987girls
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.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,69164—
2024#2,46273—
2023#2,14289—
2022#2,20885—
2021#2,15487—
2020#2,19682—
2019#2,07091—
2018#1,799113—
2017#1,792116—
2016#1,636133—
2015#1,545143—
2014#1,291184—
2013#1,420160—
2012#1,396165—
2011#1,196201—
2010#1,287185—
2009#1,258194—
2008#1,188214—
2007#1,172217—
2006#1,157210—
2005#1,054226—
2004#987240—
2003#990233—
2002#933240—
2001#984218—
2000#962220—
1999#880243—
1998#827257—
1997#757279—
1996#768274—
1995#654328—
1994#630349—
1993#590398—
1992#517458—
1991#549430—
1990#511470—
1989#426584—
1988#406588—
1987#351674—
1986#362655—
1985#361654—
1984#388566—
1983#392561—
1982#406564—
1981#392577—
1980#429503#6,2505
1979#444461—
1978#453440—
1977#549323—
1976#679219—
1975#712207—
1974#732194—
1973#798164—
1972#870147—
1971#877153—
1970#831165—
1969#923132—
1968#1,002109—
1967#1,09790—
1966#972110—
1965#840140—
1964#829160—
1963#833157—
1962#753190—
1961#796172—
1960#751185—
1959#757180—
1958#844146—
1957#951117—
1956#1,14182—
1955#1,24666—
1954#1,13476—
1953#1,21363—
1952#1,22560—
1951#1,11669—
1950#1,05376—
1949#1,17460—
1948#1,00176—
1947#1,01276—
1946#96175—
1945#1,04855—
1944#93768—
1943#94469—
1942#96066—
1941#80980—
1940#78681—
1939#77577—
1938#94457—
1937#89659—
1936#82766—
1935#91257—
1934#99348—
1933#1,02446—
1932#1,09742—
1931#99549—
1930#1,14442—
1929#95157—
1928#1,04152—
1927#1,10847—
1926#1,16643—
1925#92365—
1924#98560—
1923#90765—
1922#1,05951—
1921#1,20541—
1920#96857—
1919#85866—
1918#1,09145—
1917#1,05445—
1916#1,04344—
1915#1,04041—
1914#93240—
1913#1,02028—
1912#1,54013—
1911#1,03118—
1910#1,11016—
1909#84523—
1908#88220—
1907#76024—
1906#89517—
1905#96815—
1904#93815—
1903#96913—
1902#68824—
1901#82916—
1900#91717—
1899#79117—
1898#1,3797—
1897#82615—
1896#1,04710—
1895#77017—
1894#90512—
1893#79414—
1892#1,0858—
1891#89310—
1890#75813—
1889#1,1476—
1888#9598—
1887#73310—
1886#9936—
1885#8427—
1884#1,0245—
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1882#9085—
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1880#6797—
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 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedMINew York: #1,883 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,168 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedINOhio: #946 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,190 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #493 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,870 girlsCTCalifornia: #936 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 6,538 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedUTColorado: #833 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,939 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #751 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,731 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedVAMaryland: #807 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,902 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedDEArizona: #862 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,917 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedNMKansas: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsKSArkansas: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,092 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,409 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #381 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #697 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,873 girlsALGeorgia: #925 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Katy, so not publishedHITexas: #536 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,950 girlsTXFlorida: #1,330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,251 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#381 · 1 in 1,685
  2. Kansas#408 · 1 in 1,935
  3. Connecticut#493 · 1 in 2,870
  4. Arkansas#504 · 1 in 2,408
  5. Texas#536 · 1 in 2,950

Best ever in a state: #115 in New Hampshire, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#381101 in 1,685
Kansas#40871 in 1,935
Connecticut#49351 in 2,870
Arkansas#50451 in 2,408
Texas#536541 in 2,950
Alabama#69751 in 3,873
Missouri#75161 in 4,731
Maryland#80751 in 4,902
Colorado#83351 in 4,939
Arizona#86271 in 4,917
Georgia#92591 in 5,614
California#936351 in 6,538
Ohio#94681 in 7,190
North Carolina#1,09261 in 7,409
Florida#1,33081 in 10,251
New York#1,88361 in 16,168
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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 Katy
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s54#679 (1880)#911
1890s123#758 (1890)#925
1900s184#688 (1902)#869
1910s356#858 (1919)#1,072
1920s538#907 (1923)#1,031
1930s543#775 (1939)#961
1940s706#786 (1940)#963
1950s935#757 (1959)#1,068
1960s1,445#751 (1960)#880
1970s2,473#444 (1979)#695
1980s5,926#351 (1987)#391
1990s3,486#511 (1990)#668
2000s2,212#933 (2002)#1,069
2010s1,491#1,196 (2011)#1,543
2020s480#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 2004

girls
#987
240 births · 1 in 7,651 girls

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #987Katy240
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 7,651 of them was named Katy, which outranked 94.8% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Katy
  1. #982Kalyn242
  2. #985Averie241
  3. #985Carli241
  4. #987Katy240
  5. #987Drew240
  6. #987Selina240
  7. #987Shirley240
  8. #991Makaila239
  9. #991Yessenia239
  10. #993Jalynn238

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →