NameTides

Katy

Katy was the #2,691 girls' name in the US in 2025 (64 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Katy as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Katy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSEngland & Wales
Katy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,691 (64)#4,201 (5)#780 (3)———
2024#2,462 (73)#4,193 (5)————
2023#2,142 (89)#3,599 (6)#749 (3)———
2022#2,208 (85)#1,849 (15)#625 (4)———
2021#2,154 (87)#2,499 (10)#652 (4)——#3,280 (5)
2020#2,196 (82)#2,042 (13)#544 (5)—#700 (4)#2,591 (7)
2019#2,070 (91)#1,063 (32)#493 (6)#298 (5)#716 (4)#2,872 (6)
2018#1,799 (113)#972 (37)#415 (8)#361 (4)#734 (4)#2,892 (6)
2017#1,792 (116)#740 (54)#275 (14)——#2,374 (8)
2016#1,636 (133)#744 (53)#383 (9)——#2,040 (10)
2015#1,545 (143)#609 (68)#266 (15)—#660 (5)#2,363 (8)
2014#1,291 (184)#399 (109)#346 (11)#278 (6)#876 (3)#1,187 (21)
2013#1,420 (160)#434 (97)#302 (13)#255 (7)—#1,599 (14)
2012#1,396 (165)#430 (107)#254 (18)#297 (6)—#1,617 (14)
2011#1,196 (201)#322 (149)#197 (23)#189 (10)#437 (10)#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1987 at #351.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 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 25,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Katy is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Katy 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: 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: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Katy (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
KatyCanadaGirls—too few
KatyEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
KatyIrelandGirls—too few
KatyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KatyScotlandGirls#7803
KatyUSGirls#2,69164
KatyUSBoys—too few