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Katy Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Katy?

The rare name Katy was the 1,790th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Katy, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 351, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1987 with 674 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Katy was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Approximately during the years 1898-1902, 1916-1919, 1952-1959, and 1971-1981, the name Katy took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2014-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Katy has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Katy popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Katy has steadily decreased for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Katy lately has dropped.

The name Katy is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Katy (Girl)Katy (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 113 1,790 < 5 --
2017 116 1,789 < 5 --
2016 133 1,635 < 5 --
2015 142 1,550 < 5 --
2014 184 1,295 < 5 --
2013 160 1,422 < 5 --
2012 165 1,396 < 5 --
2011 201 1,198 < 5 --
2010 183 1,293 < 5 --
2009 194 1,260 < 5 --
2008 214 1,191 < 5 --
2007 217 1,175 < 5 --
2006 210 1,160 < 5 --
2005 226 1,057 < 5 --
2004 239 990 < 5 --
2003 233 993 < 5 --
2002 239 936 < 5 --
2001 218 987 < 5 --
2000 220 964 < 5 --
1999 243 880 < 5 --
1998 257 830 < 5 --
1997 279 758 < 5 --
1996 274 771 < 5 --
1995 328 654 < 5 --
1994 349 630 < 5 --
1993 397 592 < 5 --
1992 457 520 < 5 --
1991 430 549 < 5 --
1990 469 514 < 5 --
1989 585 424 < 5 --
1988 587 407 < 5 --
1987 674 351 < 5 --
1986 655 362 < 5 --
1985 654 362 < 5 --
1984 565 388 < 5 --
1983 561 392 < 5 --
1982 564 406 < 5 --
1981 577 392 < 5 --
1980 503 429 5 6,763
1979 461 446 < 5 --
1978 440 453 < 5 --
1977 323 548 < 5 --
1976 219 679 < 5 --
1975 207 715 < 5 --
1974 195 730 < 5 --
1973 164 799 < 5 --
1972 147 871 < 5 --
1971 153 876 < 5 --
1970 165 831 < 5 --
1969 132 924 < 5 --
1968 109 1,004 < 5 --
1967 91 1,095 < 5 --
1966 110 976 < 5 --
1965 140 844 < 5 --
1964 160 831 < 5 --
1963 157 834 < 5 --
1962 189 757 < 5 --
1961 172 796 < 5 --
1960 185 751 < 5 --
1959 180 758 < 5 --
1958 146 847 < 5 --
1957 117 952 < 5 --
1956 82 1,148 < 5 --
1955 66 1,248 < 5 --
1954 76 1,138 < 5 --
1953 63 1,223 < 5 --
1952 60 1,230 < 5 --
1951 69 1,126 < 5 --
1950 76 1,057 < 5 --
1949 60 1,179 < 5 --
1948 76 1,003 < 5 --
1947 76 1,018 < 5 --
1946 75 964 < 5 --
1945 55 1,055 < 5 --
1944 68 938 < 5 --
1943 69 950 < 5 --
1942 66 963 < 5 --
1941 80 811 < 5 --
1940 81 788 < 5 --
1939 77 780 < 5 --
1938 57 947 < 5 --
1937 59 899 < 5 --
1936 66 831 < 5 --
1935 57 917 < 5 --
1934 48 997 < 5 --
1933 46 1,033 < 5 --
1932 42 1,105 < 5 --
1931 49 1,004 < 5 --
1930 42 1,149 < 5 --
1929 57 955 < 5 --
1928 52 1,046 < 5 --
1927 47 1,116 < 5 --
1926 43 1,172 < 5 --
1925 65 926 < 5 --
1924 60 988 < 5 --
1923 65 910 < 5 --
1922 51 1,071 < 5 --
1921 41 1,211 < 5 --
1920 57 974 < 5 --
1919 66 862 < 5 --
1918 45 1,092 < 5 --
1917 45 1,060 < 5 --
1916 44 1,048 < 5 --
1915 41 1,046 < 5 --
1914 40 936 < 5 --
1913 28 1,033 < 5 --
1912 13 1,574 < 5 --
1911 18 1,053 < 5 --
1910 16 1,146 < 5 --
1909 23 857 < 5 --
1908 20 897 < 5 --
1907 24 767 < 5 --
1906 17 905 < 5 --
1905 15 988 < 5 --
1904 15 948 < 5 --
1903 13 1,003 < 5 --
1902 24 703 < 5 --
1901 16 842 < 5 --
1900 17 929 < 5 --
1899 17 804 < 5 --
1898 7 1,436 < 5 --
1897 15 845 < 5 --
1896 10 1,083 < 5 --
1895 17 780 < 5 --
1894 12 924 < 5 --
1893 14 812 < 5 --
1892 8 1,129 < 5 --
1891 10 922 < 5 --
1890 13 775 < 5 --
1889 6 1,208 < 5 --
1888 8 994 < 5 --
1887 10 767 < 5 --
1886 6 1,036 < 5 --
1885 7 877 < 5 --
1884 5 1,092 < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 5 975 < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 7 708 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.