Is Katy a boy or girl name?
Katy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 73 girls and 0 boys were named Katy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 20,891 US babies named Katy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,467
- Babies named Katy since 1880
- 20,891
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 674 babies
Boys and girls named Katy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 356 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 538 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 543 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 706 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 935 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,445 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,473 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 5,926 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,484 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,212 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,491 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 416 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,467 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,162 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,206 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,080 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,804 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,795 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,639 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,547 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,296 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,423 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,401 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,200 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,290 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,260 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,192 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,175 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,161 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,057 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 240 | #988 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 233 | #994 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 240 | #935 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 218 | #987 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 220 | #964 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 243 | #881 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 257 | #830 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 279 | #758 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 274 | #771 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 328 | #654 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 349 | #630 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 397 | #592 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 458 | #518 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 430 | #549 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 469 | #514 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 584 | #426 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 588 | #407 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 674 | #351 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 655 | #362 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 654 | #362 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 566 | #388 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 561 | #392 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 564 | #406 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 577 | #393 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,763 | 503 | #429 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 461 | #446 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 440 | #453 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 323 | #548 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 219 | #680 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 207 | #715 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 194 | #734 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 164 | #799 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 147 | #871 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 153 | #878 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 165 | #831 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 132 | #924 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,005 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,099 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 110 | #976 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 140 | #843 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 160 | #831 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 157 | #833 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 190 | #754 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 172 | #796 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 185 | #752 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 180 | #759 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 146 | #848 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 117 | #952 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,148 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,248 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,138 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,222 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,230 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,126 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,057 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,179 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,003 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,018 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 75 | #964 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,054 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 68 | #939 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 69 | #950 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 66 | #963 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 80 | #811 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 81 | #788 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 77 | #779 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 57 | #946 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 59 | #899 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 66 | #831 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 57 | #917 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 48 | #997 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,033 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,105 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,004 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,148 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 57 | #955 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,046 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,115 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,172 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 65 | #926 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 60 | #988 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 65 | #910 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,071 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,211 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 57 | #974 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 66 | #862 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,092 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,060 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,048 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,046 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 40 | #936 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,033 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,573 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,053 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,146 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 23 | #857 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 20 | #897 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 24 | #767 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 17 | #905 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 15 | #988 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 15 | #948 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,003 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 24 | #703 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 16 | #842 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 17 | #929 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 17 | #804 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,436 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 15 | #845 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,083 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 17 | #780 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 12 | #924 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 14 | #812 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,129 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 10 | #922 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 13 | #775 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,208 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #994 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #767 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,036 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 7 | #877 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,092 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #975 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #708 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Katy reached #6,763 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #351 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Katy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.