girl's name

Katey

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,680

Ireland

#557

1993 births

Katey is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1992, when 105 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1949.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Katey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Katey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 5
1950s 23
1960s 51
1970s 200
1980s 665
1990s 782
2000s 460
2010s 155
2020s (to 2024) 18

How popular is Katey?

In 2024, Katey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Katey is used

Ireland #557 3 in 1993
Scotland #893 3 in 2010
Canada #3,460 5 in 2012
England & Wales #5,375 4 in 2016
United States #12,690 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Katey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Katey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Katey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Katey

How popular is the name Katey?

In 2024, Katey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Katey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Katey?

Katey has 2 syllables.

When was Katey most popular?

Katey peaked in 1992, when 105 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.