Katie

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly each of the two, traditionally linked to pure
Origin: Greek — Short form of Katherine

Girl's name · #646 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Katie's best rank, #38, came in 1986; it has stepped well back to #646 today. Roughly 241,000 girls have been named Katie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#41 in Ireland (2025) · #52 in N. Ireland (2025) · #122 in Scotland (2025) · #549 in Canada (2025) · #650 in England & Wales (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,589 in Austria (2025) · #3,456 in Ecuador (2025) · #395 in New Zealand (2024) · #14,793 in Italy (2023) · #5,472 in France (2022) and 5 more.

Famous Katies

Katie Holmes — American actress (born 1978)
Katie Ledecky — American swimmer (born 1997)
Katie Melua — British singer (born 1984)
Katie Cassidy — American actress (born 1986)
Katie Bouman — American computer scientist (born 1989)
Katie Leung — Scottish actress (born 1987)
Katie Price — English media personality and model (born 1978)
Katie Taylor — Irish boxer and footballer (born 1986)
Katie Couric — American journalist (born 1957)
Katie McGrath — Irish actress (born 1983)

In stories & tradition

Katie Bell — Harry Potter (film series)
Katie King — Ghost
Katie Power — Fictional character in Marvel Comics

What Katies become

Among 1,312 notable people named Katie:

Sports figures appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katie Ledecky, American swimmer (born 1997).

Similar names: Katy · Bethany · Kara · Mattie · Megan · Cassie

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