Girls' name · since 1880
Kattie
Kattie has 5,592 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,592
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kattie is the #11944 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,592 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Kattie recorded 5,592 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #11944 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,944 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,592 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kattie ranks #2,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,944 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,592 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,592
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kattie's 5,592 recorded births place it above 96.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Kattie compares
5,592 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Kattie's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kattie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,592 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kattie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kattie's full recorded timeline at 1950, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 95 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kattie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Kattie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (785 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Kattie's strongest decade.
785 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Kattie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 118
1880s
118 births
- 1890s 198
1890s
198 births
- 1900s
1900s
336 births
- 1910s
1910s
629 births
- 1920s
1920s
785 births
- 1930s
1930s
651 births
- 1940s
1940s
523 births
- 1950s
1950s
390 births
- 1960s 198
1960s
198 births
- 1970s 207
1970s
207 births
- 1980s
1980s
604 births
- 1990s
1990s
499 births
- 2000s
2000s
320 births
- 2010s 119
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 785 births (14% of all-time use).
How Kattie 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 Kattie's total volume
Kattie by state
Where Kattie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 866 | 15.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 309 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 302 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 241 | 4.3% |
| #5 | California | | 165 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 101 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 98 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 90 | 1.6% |
866 of 5,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Kattie appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kattie's data
- Kattie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (785 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Katties (866 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kattie
Nearby Names Like Kattie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kattie
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kattie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kattie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
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 Kattie 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.