Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Katy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Katy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1987

Peak era

1987

Peak rank proxy

674

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19872024

Peak year

1987

Decline from peak

89.2%

2024

All-time

20,886

Katy is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1987, when 674 girls were named Katy.

In 2024, only 73 girls were given the name.

Down 89.2% from its peak.

All told, about 20,886 Americans have been named Katy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1987

1987674 girls named Katy

202473 girls named Katy

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