Katie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Katie is an English feminine name. It is a form of Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen, Katey and their related forms. It is frequently used on its own.

From Wikipedia

Katie first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1986 with 8,333 babies (rank #38 that year). In 2024 it was given to 518 girls (rank #582). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Katie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Katie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

241,287

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

8,333

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Katie

Katie Ledeckyswimmer · b. 1997
Katie Meluarecording artist · b. 1984
Katie Cassidyfilm actor · b. 1986
Katie Leungfilm actor · b. 1987
Katie McGrathfilm actor · b. 1983

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	303	#76
1881	279	#83
1882	327	#78
1883	361	#78
1884	360	#83
1885	388	#81
1886	431	#80
1887	440	#77
1888	516	#80
1889	502	#80
1890	509	#87
1891	494	#90
1892	563	#86
1893	504	#96
1894	525	#95
1895	536	#100
1896	516	#99
1897	492	#105
1898	580	#104
1899	459	#108
1900	618	#107
1901	453	#116
1902	572	#102
1903	512	#111
1904	494	#120
1905	553	#113
1906	498	#125
1907	539	#122
1908	531	#131
1909	534	#133
1910	672	#122
1911	595	#139
1912	732	#149
1913	674	#171
1914	861	#167
1915	937	#181
1916	935	#191
1917	927	#199
1918	1,013	#195
1919	1,073	#183
1920	1,121	#184
1921	976	#206
1922	1,051	#194
1923	951	#206
1924	974	#204
1925	1,003	#202
1926	852	#216
1927	885	#214
1928	826	#218
1929	759	#222
1930	737	#226
1931	752	#220
1932	754	#222
1933	746	#224
1934	710	#237
1935	731	#229
1936	632	#247
1937	607	#255
1938	642	#248
1939	648	#247
1940	636	#250
1941	650	#253
1942	652	#272
1943	637	#279
1944	564	#288
1945	576	#289
1946	598	#300
1947	586	#323
1948	622	#306
1949	659	#301
1950	505	#352
1951	547	#339
1952	482	#376
1953	532	#370
1954	502	#383
1955	477	#400
1956	485	#412
1957	512	#410
1958	557	#387
1959	658	#373
1960	592	#389
1961	595	#397
1962	564	#408
1963	545	#412
1964	520	#430
1965	453	#446
1966	452	#442
1967	421	#463
1968	456	#447
1969	618	#374
1970	703	#356
1971	759	#336
1972	773	#313
1973	807	#294
1974	1,109	#229
1975	1,296	#194
1976	1,592	#163
1977	2,507	#115
1978	3,426	#90
1979	4,511	#63
1980	6,137	#44
1981	6,600	#44
1982	6,681	#45
1983	6,704	#45
1984	7,174	#44
1985	7,996	#39
1986	8,333	#38
1987	8,196	#38
1988	7,770	#40
1989	7,289	#45
1990	6,514	#53
1991	6,425	#53
1992	6,116	#54
1993	5,455	#63
1994	4,984	#70
1995	4,481	#77
1996	4,328	#81
1997	3,866	#87
1998	3,746	#88
1999	3,550	#92
2000	3,413	#95
2001	3,279	#99
2002	3,246	#103
2003	3,215	#107
2004	3,226	#102
2005	3,172	#99
2006	3,102	#106
2007	3,001	#114
2008	2,681	#126
2009	2,254	#143
2010	1,906	#161
2011	1,676	#190
2012	1,452	#219
2013	1,325	#243
2014	1,171	#279
2015	1,060	#307
2016	903	#362
2017	786	#398
2018	722	#443
2019	688	#453
2020	635	#481
2021	587	#525
2022	548	#556
2023	576	#527
2024	518	#582