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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kathey

Kathey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 890th with 126 babies. More babies were named Kathey in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1956126 babies
Total since 1880
1,600babies recorded

Kathey 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——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,15621
1960#1,34468
1950#1,11069
1940#2,85610
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kathey, counting every spelling?

Kathey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kathey?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Kathey are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 65 and 74. That makes Kathey a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Kathey by state

How common Kathey was among girls born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (7.4×), Texas (2.6×), North Carolina (2.3×). In 38 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: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesVA0.02Maryland: 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAR0.09Tennessee: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesTN0.35North Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNC0.11South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesOK0.12Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kathey, girls, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Kathey

How popular is the name Kathey?

Kathey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 890th with 126 babies. More babies were named Kathey in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kathey a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,600 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Kathey most popular?

In 1954–1958, Kathey was most common in Tennessee (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Oklahoma.