Katye vs Kathryn

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

Name A

Katye

Girl name

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Name B

Kathryn

Girl name · Rank #716

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Metric Katye Kathryn
Current Rank Unranked #716
Total Births (all years) 478 455,036
Peak Year 1986 1952
Peak Year Births 16 8,504
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1890 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Katye Kathryn
1880ss — 3,276
1890ss 5 5,653
1900ss 25 8,333
1910ss 28 29,235
1920ss 47 33,791
1930ss 35 22,583
1940ss 15 44,580
1950ss 6 77,803
1960ss — 44,864
1970ss 35 36,436
1980ss 122 62,445
1990ss 81 47,179
2000ss 66 26,304
2010ss 13 10,195
2020ss — 2,359

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Katye Kathryn
2014 — 1,118
2015 — 1,021
2016 — 839
2017 — 748
2018 — 698
2019 — 650
2020 — 574
2021 — 510
2022 — 452
2023 — 432
2024 — 391

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, 1890–2012.

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