Katy

Katy: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Diminutive spelling of Kate or Katherine/Catherine. It shares the traditional meaning associated with Greek Aikaterine, commonly given as 'pure'.

English names Names meaning pure Classic names Short names

How popular is Katy?

202422.0 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 Katy in 202473

2024 rank#2,459 girls

Peak year1987

Total US babies since 188020,891

Katy is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.

Names like Katy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Katepure · Greek
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Katy questions

What does the name Katy mean?

Katy means "pure". It comes from English. Diminutive spelling of Kate or Katherine/Catherine. It shares the traditional meaning associated with Greek Aikaterine, commonly given as 'pure'.

Is Katy a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Katy?

73 US babies were named Katy in 2024. Its peak year was 1987.

How do you pronounce Katy?

Katy is usually pronounced KAY-tee.

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.