Kathy
#3,249 for girls in 2025, 48 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1958 · 23,938 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 334,131since 1910
Kathy 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 | #3,249 | 48 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,694 | 64 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,823 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,425 | 75 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,460 | 72 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,170 | 83 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,355 | 76 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,098 | 91 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,842 | 111 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,446 | 159 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,685 | 126 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,534 | 142 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,557 | 139 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,334 | 176 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,348 | 171 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,260 | 190 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,218 | 204 | — | |
| 2008 | #991 | 268 | — | |
| 2007 | #921 | 294 | — | |
| 2006 | #903 | 294 | — | |
| 2005 | #883 | 286 | — | |
| 2004 | #869 | 283 | — | |
| 2003 | #803 | 308 | — | |
| 2002 | #693 | 362 | — | |
| 2001 | #715 | 343 | — | |
| 2000 | #652 | 379 | — | |
| 1999 | #647 | 361 | — | |
| 1998 | #618 | 386 | — | |
| 1997 | #590 | 389 | — | |
| 1996 | #530 | 445 | — | |
| 1995 | #564 | 409 | — | |
| 1994 | #539 | 455 | — | |
| 1993 | #539 | 444 | — | |
| 1992 | #507 | 474 | — | |
| 1991 | #503 | 472 | — | |
| 1990 | #504 | 477 | — | |
| 1989 | #502 | 469 | — | |
| 1988 | #435 | 522 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #433 | 517 | — | |
| 1986 | #397 | 572 | — | |
| 1985 | #370 | 617 | — | |
| 1984 | #343 | 670 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #303 | 765 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #277 | 879 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #258 | 956 | — | |
| 1980 | #255 | 1,010 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #234 | 1,112 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #221 | 1,134 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #190 | 1,406 | — | |
| 1976 | #186 | 1,382 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #160 | 1,689 | #3,078 | 12 |
| 1974 | #146 | 1,920 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #124 | 2,371 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #108 | 3,032 | #2,819 | 12 |
| 1971 | #91 | 3,863 | #2,279 | 17 |
| 1970 | #77 | 4,797 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #77 | 4,751 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #76 | 4,677 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | #64 | 5,406 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #59 | 6,319 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #54 | 7,762 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #39 | 10,377 | #1,615 | 24 |
| 1963 | #34 | 12,215 | #1,513 | 27 |
| 1962 | #27 | 14,757 | #1,387 | 32 |
| 1961 | #25 | 16,385 | #1,206 | 43 |
| 1960 | #21 | 18,478 | #1,210 | 42 |
| 1959 | #15 | 21,814 | #1,247 | 39 |
| 1958 | #14 | 23,938 | #1,148 | 45 |
| 1957 | #20 | 20,237 | #1,075 | 50 |
| 1956 | #20 | 17,177 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #22 | 15,324 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #23 | 14,175 | #1,706 | 20 |
| 1953 | #23 | 13,400 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #29 | 12,369 | #1,485 | 26 |
| 1951 | #35 | 10,406 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | #38 | 9,090 | #1,572 | 22 |
| 1949 | #42 | 8,451 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #55 | 6,148 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #64 | 5,697 | #1,646 | 21 |
| 1946 | #79 | 4,179 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #101 | 2,753 | — | |
| 1944 | #110 | 2,417 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #136 | 2,033 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #159 | 1,537 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #199 | 947 | — | |
| 1940 | #256 | 604 | — | |
| 1939 | #328 | 365 | — | |
| 1938 | #426 | 246 | — | |
| 1937 | #526 | 157 | — | |
| 1936 | #562 | 136 | — | |
| 1935 | #664 | 99 | — | |
| 1934 | #751 | 79 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,038 | 45 | — | |
| 1932 | #923 | 58 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,127 | 40 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,434 | 29 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,257 | 35 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,362 | 35 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | — | |
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| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kathy! It came in at #2,398, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1910–1913, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kathy is popular in 1975
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#68 · 1 in 316
- Hawaii#74 · 1 in 301
- Delaware#81 · 1 in 272
- West Virginia#93 · 1 in 386
- Iowa#98 · 1 in 412
Best ever in a state: #3 in West Virginia, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #68 | 74 | 1 in 316 |
| Hawaii | #74 | 15 | 1 in 301 |
| Delaware | #81 | 10 | 1 in 272 |
| West Virginia | #93 | 29 | 1 in 386 |
| Iowa | #98 | 42 | 1 in 412 |
| Arkansas | #99 | 29 | 1 in 436 |
| Georgia | #109 | 63 | 1 in 491 |
| Tennessee | #109 | 51 | 1 in 518 |
| South Dakota | #110 | 10 | 1 in 393 |
| South Carolina | #116 | 33 | 1 in 502 |
| Vermont | #121 | 5 | 1 in 440 |
| Virginia | #123 | 49 | 1 in 552 |
| Indiana | #126 | 61 | 1 in 564 |
| Rhode Island | #133 | 7 | 1 in 564 |
| Missouri | #136 | 45 | 1 in 647 |
| Mississippi | #138 | 29 | 1 in 536 |
| North Carolina | #146 | 51 | 1 in 634 |
| Wisconsin | #147 | 40 | 1 in 686 |
| Oklahoma | #148 | 24 | 1 in 664 |
| Utah | #149 | 19 | 1 in 650 |
| New York | #150 | 133 | 1 in 765 |
| Alabama | #152 | 33 | 1 in 662 |
| Nebraska | #152 | 14 | 1 in 676 |
| Ohio | #152 | 91 | 1 in 762 |
| Pennsylvania | #156 | 85 | 1 in 765 |
| Illinois | #161 | 85 | 1 in 820 |
| Florida | #162 | 50 | 1 in 827 |
| Montana | #163 | 6 | 1 in 639 |
| North Dakota | #164 | 6 | 1 in 686 |
| Maryland | #172 | 22 | 1 in 804 |
| Michigan | #177 | 63 | 1 in 884 |
| Minnesota | #177 | 24 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Kansas | #183 | 15 | 1 in 838 |
| Idaho | #187 | 7 | 1 in 783 |
| New Hampshire | #188 | 5 | 1 in 847 |
| Connecticut | #199 | 13 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Louisiana | #199 | 28 | 1 in 913 |
| Colorado | #202 | 16 | 1 in 986 |
| Arizona | #205 | 17 | 1 in 892 |
| Massachusetts | #207 | 22 | 1 in 1,335 |
| New Mexico | #207 | 9 | 1 in 852 |
| Texas | #207 | 96 | 1 in 997 |
| New Jersey | #210 | 32 | 1 in 1,124 |
| California | #259 | 102 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Oregon | #286 | 8 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Washington | #313 | 11 | 1 in 1,805 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Kathy
- 555 spots since 2024 (#2,694 → #3,249)
- 1,079 spots since 2020 (#2,170 → #3,249)
- 1,564 spots since 2015 (#1,685 → #3,249)
- Biggest jump: 287 spots in 1934 (#1,038 → #751)
- Biggest drop: 227 spots in 2009 (#991 → #1,218)
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1958 at #14 (23,938 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1946–1971
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1934–2008
- Highest: 1 in 84 girls born in 1958 were named Kathy (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 33,485 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 47.3% of all girls named Kathy (157,930) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 57 | #2,398 (1910) | #2,984 |
| 1920s | 198 | #1,257 (1929) | #2,242 |
| 1930s | 1,254 | #328 (1939) | #778 |
| 1940s | 34,766 | #42 (1949) | #120 |
| 1950s | 157,930 | #14 (1958) | #24 |
| 1960s | 101,127 | #21 (1960) | #48 |
| 1970s | 22,706 | #77 (1970) | #154 |
| 1980s | 6,977 | #255 (1980) | #357 |
| 1990s | 4,312 | #503 (1991) | #554 |
| 2000s | 3,021 | #652 (2000) | #865 |
| 2010s | 1,381 | #1,260 (2010) | #1,646 |
| 2020s | 402 | #2,170 (2020) | #2,637 |
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.
Kathy in 1975
Top girls' names in 1975
Top boys' names in 1975
More about 1975
girls
1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 863 of them was named Kathy, which outranked 98.5% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 130,113 of them was named Kathy, which outranked 51.4% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,902Yousef13
- #2,902Zac13
- #2,902Zaid13
- #3,078Kathy12
- #3,078Aman12
- #3,078Amish12
- #3,078Antoino12
- #3,246Adarryl11
- #3,246Adelbert11
- #3,246Adin11
Tied with 167 names at #3,078; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.