Kathy
- Pronunciation
- [Ka-thy]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Katherine. Pure.
- Origin
- English
Kathy Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 739 baby boys have been named Kathy. The name peaked in 1957 with 50 US births that year (rank #1077).
Top States for Kathy
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kathy births are: California (17), Ohio (10), New York (5).
Other English-Origin Names Like Kathy
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5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kathy's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Kathy
US Popularity History (1946–2008)
Annual US births named Kathy by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 1958 with 23,940 girls named Kathy (girl rank #14 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2008, ranked #992 for girls (268 US births). That's 978 places below its 1958 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Famous People Named Kathy
2 notable figures from history and culture who share the name Kathy.
- Kathy Bates — Movie Actress (1948)
- Kathy Griffin — Comedian (1960)
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Compare Kathy to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kathy against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).