Girls' name · peaked in 1986
Katie name popularity since 1925
213,864 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Katie. Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Katie is about 38 years old in 2026. Katie peaked in 1986 as the #38 name for girls, and it ranked #646 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 213,864
- Named Katie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #646
- for girls in 2025 (447 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 213,404 girls · 460 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.83× its national share
Peak year is the year Katie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Katie births per year, 1925–2025
1986 was the biggest year for Katie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1975 and 1980, Katie became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 1,120 baby girls to 1 in 271.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 640 to 1 in 1,210.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Katie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Katie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Katie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,325 | 33 | – |
| 1930s | 6,959 | 41 | #229 |
| 1940s | 6,180 | 12 | #289 |
| 1950s | 5,257 | 0 | #400 |
| 1960s | 5,216 | 0 | #446 |
| 1970s | 17,486 | 37 | #194 |
| 1980s | 72,883 | 242 | #39 |
| 1990s | 49,468 | 59 | #77 |
| 2000s | 30,607 | 31 | #99 |
| 2010s | 11,699 | 5 | #307 |
| 2020–25 | 3,324 | 0 | #646 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.2% of babies named Katie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Katie is most popular
The index compares Katie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Katie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.83× | 3,321 |
| Idaho | 1.81× | 1,537 |
| Minnesota | 1.75× | 6,826 |
| Montana | 1.68× | 1,047 |
| North Dakota | 1.66× | 1,115 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Katie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Katie (this page) | 213,404 | 1986 |
| Katy | 19,961 | 1987 |
| Kati | 4,772 | 1986 |
| Kattie | 3,911 | 1910 |
| Katey | 2,359 | 1992 |
| Catie | 1,033 | 1990 |
| Katty | 1,004 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Katie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Katie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Katie (1986).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data