The first name Katy

In 2025, 5 girls were named Katy, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 413 births (#111).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Katy with other names.

In 2025, 64 girls born in the United States were named Katy, the 2,709th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1987, when 674 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Katy Marchant
  British cyclist, born 1993
• Katy Mixon
  American actress and model, born 1981
• Katy O'Brian
  American actress, writer and martial artist, born 1989
• Katy Bødtger
  Danish singer, 1932–2017
• Katy Gallagher
  6th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (born 1970)
• Katy Kurtzman
  American actress, born 1965
• Katy Topuria
  Georgian singer, born 1986
• Katy Steding
  American basketball player and coach, born 1967
• Katy Rose
  American singer, born 1987
• Katy Manning
  British actress, born 1946
• Katy Sexton
  British swimmer, born 1982
• Katy Brand
  English actress, comedian and writer, born 1979

How popular is the name Katy?

In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Katy, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 1996, with 413 births.

Is Katy a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 20,957 US babies named Katy since 1880 were girls.

When was Katy most popular?

1987 in the United States, when 674 babies were named Katy, its highest rank at 351st.

How do you pronounce Katy?

Katy is [ˈkʰeɪ̯ɾi], 2 syllables.

What name is Katy a form of?

Katy is a form of Katie.

What are other spellings of Katy?

Catie, Caty and Katie.