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Katie

“Variant of Catherine — Debated; possibly 'each of the two' (Greek), popularly linked to 'pure'” — Greek via French origin

Girl's name · #646 in the US (2025) · 80s

Katie's best rank, #38, came in 1986; it has stepped well back to #646 today. Roughly 241,000 girls have been named Katie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #42 in Ireland (2025) · #53 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Katies

• Katie Holmes — American actress, director, and producer (born 1978)
• Katie Ledecky — American Olympic swimmer
• Katie Melua — English-Georgian singer and songwriter
• Katie Cassidy — American actress and singer (born 1986)
• Katie Bouman — American engineer and computer scientist

In stories & tradition

• Katie Bell — Harry Potter
• Katie King — ghost
• Katie Power — Earth-616

What Katies become

Among 1,312 notable people named Katie:

Sports figures appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katie Ledecky, American Olympic swimmer.

Similar names: Katy · Bethany · Kara · Mattie · Megan · Kate

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