Kathy

Kathy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: English
Say it: KATH-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Diminutive of Katherine, Catherine, or Kathleen. The base name Katherine is traditionally associated with Greek katharos 'pure'.

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How popular is Kathy?

202419.2 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Kathy in 202464

2024 rank#2,691 girls

Peak year1958

Total US babies since 1880334,823

Kathy is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kathy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Lilylily flower · English

Kathy questions

What does the name Kathy mean?

Kathy means "pure". It comes from English. Diminutive of Katherine, Catherine, or Kathleen. The base name Katherine is traditionally associated with Greek katharos 'pure'.

Is Kathy a boy or girl name?

Kathy is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kathy?

64 US babies were named Kathy in 2024. Its peak year was 1958.

How do you pronounce Kathy?

Kathy is usually pronounced KATH-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.