Recorded 1974–2015 Girls' name Peak 1986 637 births

Katee — girls' name

637 babies named Katee in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s2151990s2202000s1292010s27

The verdict

637 girls have been named Katee since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

637
total births
1974–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Katee was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

35 babies were named Katee in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katee

The Social Security Administration has registered 637 babies named Katee between 1974 and 2015, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Katee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Katee in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 637 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Katee at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

637

Since 1974

42 years of records

Peak year

1986

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1974

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2015

Katee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1974

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1986)
35
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 201520082003199819931988198319781974 5

Katee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
220 births that decade — 35% of Katee's all-time total
1970s461980s2151990s2202000s1292010s27

Katee by state

Where Katee concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Katee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 3.9%
#2 Michigan
6 0.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.8%
California share of Katee's total US births 3.9%
Even split

25 of 637 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katee?
637 babies have been named Katee since 1974. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1986 with 35 births.
When was Katee most popular?
Katee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Katee most popular?
The top states for the name Katee are California (25 births), Michigan (6 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Katee been used?
Katee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 42 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Katee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.