Katy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Katy first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 413 babies (rank #111 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Katy

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.

4,949

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

413

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	413	#111
1997	377	#129
1998	378	#120
1999	344	#137
2000	345	#133
2001	281	#159
2002	276	#157
2003	311	#156
2004	342	#154
2005	280	#181
2006	234	#207
2007	236	#219
2008	219	#230
2009	180	#268
2010	150	#316
2011	149	#322
2012	107	#430
2013	97	#436
2014	109	#402
2015	68	#615
2016	53	#752