Katy

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A few things about Katy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Katy

Katy Marchant

British cyclist

Choose Katy and your child shares a first name with Katy Marchant, a British cyclist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Katy, like who?” Katy Marchant's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 25,126 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Katy, 64 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Katy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKaty has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Katys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1987, when it ranked #351. Today it's #2,691, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKaty was 3.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,258 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 25,126.
• 🍂TrendKaty has slipped 495 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,691. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningKaty is an English form of Katherine, which means “pure”. Our records link it to Celtic Gaelic, English and Greek roots.

About the name Katy

Katy is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic, English and Greek origin meaning “pure”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-aty”. US birth records list Katy for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 144 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked #351 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,691, with 64 babies.

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