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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Katy has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | |
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 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#115 · 1 in 588
- Montana#127 · 1 in 521
- Iowa#153 · 1 in 837
- Idaho#183 · 1 in 862
- Rhode Island#186 · 1 in 908
Best ever in a state: #115 in New Hampshire, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #115 | 9 | 1 in 588 |
| Montana | #127 | 9 | 1 in 521 |
| Iowa | #153 | 24 | 1 in 837 |
| Idaho | #183 | 8 | 1 in 862 |
| Rhode Island | #186 | 5 | 1 in 908 |
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 944 |
| Oregon | #202 | 16 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Minnesota | #228 | 20 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Wisconsin | #241 | 20 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Kansas | #266 | 10 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Oklahoma | #266 | 13 | 1 in 1,485 |
| Washington | #285 | 16 | 1 in 1,677 |
| Nebraska | #288 | 6 | 1 in 1,794 |
| Missouri | #290 | 17 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Connecticut | #346 | 6 | 1 in 2,482 |
| Texas | #351 | 57 | 1 in 2,103 |
| Utah | #366 | 7 | 1 in 2,351 |
| Michigan | #395 | 19 | 1 in 3,172 |
| Indiana | #424 | 11 | 1 in 3,363 |
| Ohio | #429 | 20 | 1 in 3,666 |
| Maryland | #451 | 6 | 1 in 3,365 |
| Kentucky | #459 | 6 | 1 in 4,144 |
| Virginia | #468 | 8 | 1 in 3,727 |
| Massachusetts | #474 | 7 | 1 in 4,464 |
| Colorado | #483 | 6 | 1 in 3,283 |
| Pennsylvania | #486 | 16 | 1 in 4,310 |
| California | #528 | 50 | 1 in 3,474 |
| Louisiana | #568 | 8 | 1 in 3,839 |
| Arizona | #587 | 5 | 1 in 3,856 |
| Illinois | #595 | 16 | 1 in 4,831 |
| Tennessee | #601 | 5 | 1 in 5,686 |
| New York | #608 | 21 | 1 in 4,755 |
| New Jersey | #643 | 7 | 1 in 5,315 |
| North Carolina | #697 | 5 | 1 in 6,651 |
| Georgia | #804 | 5 | 1 in 7,057 |
| Florida | #840 | 7 | 1 in 7,373 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Katy
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1987 at #351 (674 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1969–2004
- 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%)
- 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 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 3,301 of them was named Katy, which outranked 96.5% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 356,790 of them was named Katy, which outranked 14.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,043 names at #6,250; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.