Katie Name Popularity

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How popular is Katie?

The somewhat popular name Katie was the 449th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 38, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1986 and as recently as 1987.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1986 with 8,333 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Katie in any given year was 279 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1907-1910, 1911-1914, 1971-1981, and 1982-1985, the name Katie took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2008-2017.

Where is the name Katie popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Katie has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Katie has dropped.

The name Katie still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Katie has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Katie (Girl)		Katie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		707	449	< 5	--
2017		776	408	< 5	--
2016		894	363	< 5	--
2015		1,055	308	< 5	--
2014		1,165	280	< 5	--
2013		1,319	244	< 5	--
2012		1,447	219	< 5	--
2011		1,666	191	< 5	--
2010		1,900	161	5	13,294
2009		2,246	143	< 5	--
2008		2,673	126	5	13,583
2007		2,995	114	8	9,338
2006		3,090	107	< 5	--
2005		3,164	99	9	7,992
2004		3,203	102	9	7,875
2003		3,196	107	< 5	--
2002		3,225	103	< 5	--
2001		3,266	100	< 5	--
2000		3,397	96	< 5	--
1999		3,531	92	< 5	--
1998		3,734	88	5	10,473
1997		3,856	88	< 5	--
1996		4,325	81	< 5	--
1995		4,479	77	5	9,601
1994		4,979	70	7	7,367
1993		5,456	63	6	8,152
1992		6,111	54	6	7,955
1991		6,422	53	14	4,126
1990		6,515	53	16	3,697
1989		7,288	45	21	2,951
1988		7,765	40	15	3,442
1987		8,195	38	18	2,890
1986		8,333	38	38	1,679
1985		7,994	39	28	2,045
1984		7,172	44	25	2,131
1983		6,702	45	20	2,456
1982		6,680	45	27	2,030
1981		6,599	44	23	2,239
1980		6,135	44	27	2,028
1979		4,510	63	11	3,695
1978		3,423	90	7	4,791
1977		2,506	115	8	4,389
1976		1,591	163	6	5,275
1975		1,294	194	5	5,904
1974		1,109	229	< 5	--
1973		806	294	< 5	--
1972		774	311	< 5	--
1971		758	336	< 5	--
1970		703	356	< 5	--
1969		616	374	< 5	--
1968		457	447	< 5	--
1967		419	463	< 5	--
1966		452	442	< 5	--
1965		453	445	< 5	--
1964		520	430	< 5	--
1963		545	412	< 5	--
1962		564	407	< 5	--
1961		595	397	< 5	--
1960		594	388	< 5	--
1959		658	373	< 5	--
1958		556	388	< 5	--
1957		513	409	< 5	--
1956		484	412	< 5	--
1955		477	401	< 5	--
1954		501	384	< 5	--
1953		532	370	< 5	--
1952		483	375	< 5	--
1951		547	339	< 5	--
1950		506	352	< 5	--
1949		659	301	< 5	--
1948		622	306	< 5	--
1947		586	323	< 5	--
1946		598	300	< 5	--
1945		576	289	7	2,875
1944		564	288	< 5	--
1943		637	279	< 5	--
1942		652	272	< 5	--
1941		650	253	5	3,771
1940		636	250	< 5	--
1939		648	247	6	3,294
1938		642	248	< 5	--
1937		607	255	8	2,782
1936		632	247	< 5	--
1935		731	229	< 5	--
1934		710	237	9	2,659
1933		745	224	6	3,470
1932		753	222	6	3,575
1931		752	220	< 5	--
1930		737	226	6	3,808
1929		759	222	5	4,290
1928		826	218	< 5	--
1927		885	214	11	2,619
1926		852	216	7	3,564
1925		1,003	202	10	2,848
1924		974	204	< 5	--
1923		951	206	7	3,652
1922		1,051	194	< 5	--
1921		976	206	< 5	--
1920		1,121	184	5	4,638
1919		1,073	183	< 5	--
1918		1,013	195	< 5	--
1917		927	199	5	4,283
1916		935	191	< 5	--
1915		937	181	< 5	--
1914		861	167	7	2,792
1913		674	171	5	3,053
1912		732	149	< 5	--
1911		595	139	< 5	--
1910		672	122	< 5	--
1909		534	133	< 5	--
1908		531	131	< 5	--
1907		539	122	< 5	--
1906		498	125	< 5	--
1905		553	113	5	1,334
1904		494	120	< 5	--
1903		512	111	< 5	--
1902		572	102	< 5	--
1901		453	116	< 5	--
1900		618	107	< 5	--
1899		459	108	< 5	--
1898		580	104	< 5	--
1897		492	105	< 5	--
1896		516	99	< 5	--
1895		536	100	< 5	--
1894		525	95	< 5	--
1893		504	96	< 5	--
1892		563	86	5	1,166
1891		494	90	< 5	--
1890		509	87	< 5	--
1889		502	80	< 5	--
1888		516	80	< 5	--
1887		440	77	< 5	--
1886		431	80	< 5	--
1885		388	81	< 5	--
1884		360	83	< 5	--
1883		361	78	< 5	--
1882		327	78	< 5	--
1881		279	83	< 5	--
1880		303	76	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.