Katy vs Katherine

Side-by-side comparison of Katy and Katherine - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Katy

Girl name · Rank #2465

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Name B

Katherine

Girl name · Rank #175

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Metric Katy Katherine
Current Rank #2465 #175
Total Births (all years) 20,952 650,926
Peak Year 1987 1990
Peak Year Births 674 11,625
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Katy Katherine
1880s 54 6,922
1890s 123 9,408
1900s 184 12,105
1910s 356 36,884
1920s 538 42,745
1930s 543 25,193
1940s 706 39,912
1950s 935 66,855
1960s 1,445 50,619
1970s 2,473 54,048
1980s 5,926 99,175
1990s 3,486 96,885
2000s 2,212 65,356
2010s 1,491 34,144
2020s 480 10,675

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Katy Katherine
2014 184 3,691
2015 143 3,454
2016 133 3,276
2017 116 2,861
2018 113 2,677
2019 91 2,450
2020 82 1,991
2021 87 1,821
2022 85 1,742
2023 89 1,705
2024 73 1,746
2025 64 1,670

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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