NameTides

Kathy

Kathy was the #3,249 girls' name in the US in 2025 (48 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Kathy as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kathy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Kathy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,249 (48)#5,927 (3)——#3,044 (6)
2024#2,694 (64)———#3,383 (5)
2023#2,823 (60)———#2,900 (6)
2022#2,425 (75)————
2021#2,460 (72)———#2,893 (6)
2020#2,170 (83)#5,493 (3)——#1,877 (11)
2019#2,355 (76)#5,591 (3)——#1,922 (11)
2018#2,098 (91)———#1,862 (11)
2017#1,842 (111)———#2,041 (10)
2016#1,446 (159)#3,609 (6)——#1,335 (18)
2015#1,685 (126)———#1,499 (15)
2014#1,534 (142)#4,684 (4)—#876 (3)#1,108 (23)
2013#1,557 (139)#4,739 (4)——#1,432 (16)
2012#1,334 (176)——#907 (3)#1,350 (18)
2011#1,348 (171)#5,785 (3)——#1,361 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1958 at #14.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kathy is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 41,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kathy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kathy (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KathyCanadaGirls#3,0446
KathyEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
KathyIrelandGirls—too few
KathyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KathyUSGirls#3,24948
KathyUSBoys—too few