How Many People Are Named Kathie?
An estimated 10,413 people in the United States have the first name Kathie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Kathie peaked in popularity in 1954 with 948 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kathie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kathie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Kathie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
10,413
About 1 in 32,916 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1954
948 births
Total Registered
15,086
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kathie
Kathie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,086 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kathie as a female name
Ranked #12,794 in 2020
7 female births in 2020
Peak: 1954 (948 births)
Kathie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kathie span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 7,066 babies were registered. Kathie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kathie by Decade
How has Kathie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kathie by State
Birth registrations for Kathie span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Vermont, District of Columbia. On average, about 268 Kathies were registered per state.
Kathie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kathie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kathie
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kathie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kathie?
We estimate approximately 10,413 people named Kathie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,916 Americans share this first name.
Is Kathie a common name?
Kathie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,086 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kathie most popular?
Kathie reached peak popularity in 1954, when 948 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kathie is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kathie a female name?
Kathie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kathie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kathie Smith, Kathie Johnson, Kathie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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