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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Katey

Katey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1465th; the most babies were born in 1992 (105). More babies were named Katey in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Katie) pet form of Katherine (origin uncertain) · Greek, English

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1992105 babies
Total since 1880
2,359babies recorded

What does the name Katey mean?

Katey is a spelling of Katie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Katie's meaning and origin.

Katie is a pet form of Katherine and its other spellings. DMNES traces Katherine to Greek Aikaterine, whose origin is uncertain; it was later linked with Greek katharos, pure, which DMNES says is unrelated and which explains the th spelling. Wiktionary also mentions the goddess Hecate or a word meaning "each of the two" as possible sources. The 4th-century martyr Catherine of Alexandria, DMNES notes, became an extremely popular saint in the Middle Ages.

Αἰκατερίνη (Ancient Greek, “Katherine (origin uncertain)”)

How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES calls Katherine of uncertain origin; Wiktionary lists several proposals (Hecate, 'each of the two').

Other explanations you may read: Means 'pure' (Greek katharos). DMNES says the names are unrelated; the association came later and shaped the spelling..

Related names: Katherine, Catherine, Kate, Katy, Kathryn, Caitlin.

See also: Greek names.

Sources for this meaning

Katey popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#4,35434
2000#3,30241
1990#1,81879
1980#1,85259
1970#5,5859
1960#4,6069
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Katey, counting every spelling?

Katey is a spelling of Katie, a name family that ranked #559 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 537 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Katie447#6462,687
Katy64#2,709398
Katty5#16,08767
Catie6#13,53737

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Katey?

About 2,300 people born in the US named Katey are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 25 and 41. That makes Katey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Katey by state

How common Katey was among girls born in each state in 1990–1994, around its peak. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWA0.03Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOH0.07Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Katey, girls, 1990–1994. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Katey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Katey, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Katey

What does Katey mean?

Katey is a spelling of Katie, usually explained as “pet form of Katherine (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.

How popular is the name Katey?

Katey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1465th; the most babies were born in 1992 (105). More babies were named Katey in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Katey a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Katey in the US.

Where was Katey most popular?

In 1990–1994, Katey was most common in Pennsylvania (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Oklahoma.