Recorded 1946–1964 Girls' name Peak 1957 170 births

Kathee — girls' name

170 babies named Kathee in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s341950s911960s45

The verdict

170 girls have been named Kathee since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1964.

170
total births
1946–1964
years on record
1950s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kathee was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kathee in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathee

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Kathee between 1946 and 1964, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kathee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathee 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 170 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.

Kathee at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

170

Since 1946

19 years of records

Peak year

1957

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1946

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1964

Kathee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1946

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1957)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 1964196119581955195219491946 7

Kathee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
91 births that decade — 54% of Kathee's all-time total
1940s341950s911960s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathee?
170 babies have been named Kathee since 1946. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1957 with 13 births.
When was Kathee most popular?
Kathee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Kathee been used?
Kathee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 19 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Kathee?
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, 1946–1964 (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.