Names / Girl names
Katie
Current rank
#646
and easing
All-time peak
#38
in 1986
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
241,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #38 in 1986 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Katie first appears in 1880. Today it sits at #646 and is slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1986, at #38 nationally. Over 241,700 have carried it since records began.