Girls' name · since 1890
Katye
478 babies named Katye in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 478
- born since 1890
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 478 recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katye has been recorded 478 times among girls since 1890, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1890 to 2012.
- #12,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 478 born since 1890
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katye ranks #12,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 478 born since 1890, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 478
- born since 1890
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katye's 478 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Katye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katye splits its recorded history at 1979: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2012
- Peak year (1986)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Katye popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Katye as boys' name)
Katye by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (122 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Katye's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Katye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 122 births (26% of all-time use).
Katye by state
Where Katye concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 478 births nationwide.
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What to do with Katye's data
- Katye's decade-level peak was the 1980s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Katyes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Katye: 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 (~122 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, 1890–2012 (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 Katye 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.