US rank #10346 Girls' name Peak 2000 999 births

Katty — #10346 US girls' name

999 babies named Katty in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s111950s81960s161970s881980s1581990s1972000s2302010s2072020s74
#10346
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Katty was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

34 babies were named Katty in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katty

The Social Security Administration has registered 999 babies named Katty between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katty currently holds the #10346 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katty performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 230 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Katty shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 168 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Katty in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katty 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 999 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.

Katty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

999

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

2000

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,346

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Katty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
34
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619601925 5

Katty by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
230 births that decade — 23% of Katty's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s111950s81960s161970s881980s1581990s1972000s2302010s2072020s74

Katty by state

Where Katty concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Katty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
168 16.8%
#2 New York
50 5.0%
#3 Texas
17 1.7%
California share of Katty's total US births 16.8%
Even split

168 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katty?
999 babies have been named Katty since 1925. It currently ranks #10346 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 34 births.
When was Katty most popular?
Katty was most popular in the 2000s decade with 230 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Katty most popular?
The top states for the name Katty are California (168 births), New York (50 births), Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Katty been used?
Katty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Katty?
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.

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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, 1925–2024 (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.