How Many People Are Named Katie?
An estimated 189,568 people in the United States have the first name Katie. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #285 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Katie peaked in popularity in 1986 with 8,371 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katie 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 Katie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Katie is overwhelmingly female, 499 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Katie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
189,568
About 1 in 1,808 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1986
8,371 births
Total Registered
241,287
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katie
Katie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 241,287 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Katie as a male name
Ranked #13,300 in 2010
5 male births in 2010
Peak: 1986 (38 births)
Katie as a female name
Ranked #582 in 2024
518 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (8,333 births)
Katie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 73,122 babies were registered. Katie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Katie by Decade
How has Katie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,907 | 0 | 3,907 | |
| 1890s | 5,183 | 5 | 5,178 | |
| 1900s | 5,309 | 5 | 5,304 | |
| 1910s | 8,436 | 17 | 8,419 | |
| 1920s | 9,443 | 45 | 9,398 | |
| 1930s | 7,000 | 41 | 6,959 | |
| 1940s | 6,192 | 12 | 6,180 | |
| 1950s | 5,257 | 0 | 5,257 | |
| 1960s | 5,216 | 0 | 5,216 | |
| 1970s | 17,520 | 37 | 17,483 | |
| 1980s | 73,122 | 242 | 72,880 | |
| 1990s | 49,524 | 59 | 49,465 | |
| 2000s | 30,620 | 31 | 30,589 | |
| 2010s | 11,694 | 5 | 11,689 | |
| 2020s | 2,864 | 0 | 2,864 | |
Katie by State
Birth registrations for Katie span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Hawaii, Wyoming. On average, about 4,384 Katies were registered per state.
Katie + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Katie
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Katie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katie?
We estimate approximately 189,568 people named Katie 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 1,808 Americans share this first name.
Is Katie a common name?
Katie is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 241,287 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katie most popular?
Katie reached peak popularity in 1986, when 8,371 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katie is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katie a female name?
Katie is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katie Smith, Katie Johnson, Katie 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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