Girls' name · since 1880
Katie
241,285 babies named Katie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #646 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 241,285
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katie currently ranks #646 among girls' names in America, with 241,285 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katie has been recorded 241,285 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #646 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #646 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 241,285 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katie ranks #169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #646 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 241,285 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #646 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 241,285
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katie's 241,285 recorded births place it above 99.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Katie compares
241,285 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Katie's all-time total is 642x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 241,285 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8,333 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 279 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 8,333, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 8,333
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Katie popularity over time - boys
499 total births recorded since 1892 (Katie as boys' name)
Katie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (72,883 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Katie's strongest decade.
72,883 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Katie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 3,907
1880s
3,907 births
- 1890s 5,178
1890s
5,178 births
- 1900s 5,304
1900s
5,304 births
- 1910s 8,419
1910s
8,419 births
- 1920s 9,398
1920s
9,398 births
- 1930s 6,959
1930s
6,959 births
- 1940s 6,180
1940s
6,180 births
- 1950s 5,257
1950s
5,257 births
- 1960s 5,216
1960s
5,216 births
- 1970s 17,486
1970s
17,486 births
- 1980s
1980s
72,883 births
- 1990s
1990s
49,468 births
- 2000s
2000s
30,607 births
- 2010s 11,699
2010s
11,699 births
- 2020s 3,324
2020s
3,324 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 72,883 births (30% of all-time use).
How Katie 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 Katie's total volume
Katie by state
Where Katie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,710 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13,279 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10,974 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10,002 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 9,413 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 9,394 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 8,986 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 8,640 | 3.6% |
18,710 of 241,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Katie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Katie's data
- Katie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (72,883 total births); usage has since declined to 3,324 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katies (18,710 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Katie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Katie 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.