Recorded 1994–2017 Girls' name Peak 2005 92 births

Kately — girls' name

92 babies named Kately in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s272010s38

The verdict

92 girls have been named Kately since 1994, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

92
total births
1994–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kately was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kately in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kately

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Kately between 1994 and 2017, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kately currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kately performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kately shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kately 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 92 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.

Kately at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

92

Since 1994

24 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1994

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kately popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1994

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 2017201420112005200219981994 6

Kately by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
38 births that decade — 41% of Kately's all-time total
1990s272000s272010s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kately?
92 babies have been named Kately since 1994. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Kately most popular?
Kately was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Kately been used?
Kately has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 24 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kately?
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.

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, 1994–2017 (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.