Baby name

Katie

Girl

Origin of the name

Katie is a pet form of Katherine.

Classic name

In 1986, Katie reached its peak: 8,333 girls, 1 baby in 427. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 646. 30% of all babies named Katie since 1880 were born in the 1980s.

241,285births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 38rank at its peak, in 1986

Where babies named Katie are born

1986

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The darker the blue, the more common Katie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Katie is most common in Mississippi (1.9 times), Utah (1.8) and Idaho (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Kate 85,987
Kathie 15,086
Kacie 12,782
Katia 6,339
Kattie 5,592
Karie 5,356

Names from the same era

Erica · Vanessa · Alicia · Amber · Danielle · Jenna

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