Girls' name · since 1949
Katey
Katey has 2,359 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,359
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,359 recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katey has been recorded 2,359 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #4,209 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,359 born since 1949
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katey ranks #4,209 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,359 born since 1949, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,359
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katey's 2,359 recorded births place it above 94.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Katey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katey splits its recorded history at 1990: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Katey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (782 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Katey's strongest decade.
782 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Katey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 200
1970s
200 births
- 1980s
1980s
665 births
- 1990s
1990s
782 births
- 2000s
2000s
460 births
- 2010s 155
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 782 births (33% of all-time use).
How Katey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Katey's total volume
Katey by state
Where Katey concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 155 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 60 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 48 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 38 | 1.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 29 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.0% |
155 of 2,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Katey appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Katey's data
- Katey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (782 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kateys (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Katey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.