Katy
Pet form of Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterine. Its spelling was later shaped by katharos, the Greek word for pure, though the earliest meaning is unclear.
Katy in 2025
Katy was given to 64 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,770th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 51,802 babies born.
The history of Katy
Katy reached its highest point in 1987, when 674 babies were given the name, ranking 668th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 20,957 babies have been named Katy. Half of them were born before 1985, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Katy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Katy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | 1,332 |
| 1890s | 123 | 1,248 |
| 1900s | 184 | 1,106 |
| 1910s | 356 | 1,627 |
| 1920s | 538 | 1,691 |
| 1930s | 543 | 1,420 |
| 1940s | 706 | 1,422 |
| 1950s | 935 | 1,315 |
| 1960s | 1,445 | 1,294 |
| 1970s | 2,473 | 811 |
| 1980s | 5,931 | 668 |
| 1990s | 3,486 | 970 |
| 2000s | 2,212 | 1,654 |
| 2010s | 1,491 | 2,166 |
| 2020s | 480 | 3,871 |
Where Katy is heading
Katy has fallen 55% over the past decade, from 143 babies in 2015 to 64 in 2025.
Names like Katy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Katy.