Baby name

Katy

Girl

Origin of the name

Katy is a pet form of Katherine.

Classic name

Katy peaked in 1987, when 1 baby in 5,349 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 144 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2691.

20,952births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 351rank at its peak, in 1987

Where babies named Katy are born

1987

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Katy is most common in Texas (2.7 times), Oklahoma (2.1) and Oregon (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Kathy 334,131
Kay 98,621
Kate 85,987
Kacy 5,049
Kati 4,772
Katya 3,176

Names from the same era

Elyse · Jacklyn · Michael · Noel · Ashton · Mayra

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