Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Katy

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
pure, virginal

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Katy

Pronunciation

k(a)-ty

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #6251, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #351, 674 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2691, 64 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–64
2024–73
2023–89
2022–85
2021–87
2020–82
2019–91
2018–113
2017–116
2016–133

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #111, 413 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20255
20245
20236
202215
202110
202013
201932
201837
201754
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #133, 392 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
20225
20215
20207
20196
201812
201714
201610
20159
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #257, 13 births); most recent 2020 (rank #678, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20204
20194
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #115, 47 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20233
20224
20214
20205
20196
20188
201714
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #133, 15 births); most recent 2019 (rank #298, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #440, 7 births); most recent 2010 (rank #620, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence