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Kathy
OriginEnglish diminutive of Katherine, Greek
Meaning"pure"
GenderGirl
US Rank#992
Top 1000
NB Rank#1895
On Nameberry
About Kathy
Variation of Catherine
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,539 | 142 | 79.5 |
| 2015 | #1,690 | 126 | 70.6 |
| 2016 | #1,451 | 159 | 89.7 |
| 2017 | #1,849 | 111 | 64.3 |
| 2018 | #2,107 | 91 | 53.5 |
| 2019 | #2,364 | 76 | 45.3 |
| 2020 | #2,181 | 83 | 51.3 |
| 2021 | #2,468 | 72 | 43.9 |
| 2022 | #2,437 | 75 | 45.7 |
| 2023 | #2,830 | 60 | 37.4 |
| 2024 | #2,701 | 64 | 39.5 |
| 2025 | #3,274 | 48 | 29.9 |
World rankings
Famous Kathys
- Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates
American actress
- Kathleen Elizabeth "Kathy" Hilton
American actress and socialite, mother of Paris and Nicky Hilton
- Kathryn "Kathy" Valentine
American musician of band The Go,Gos
- Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Ireland
American model
- Kathy Ann Najimy
American actress
- Kathy Reichs
American crime novelist
- Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan
American tennis player
- Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea
American country music singer
- Kathy Rinaldi
American tennis player
- Kathrynne Ann "Kathy" Whitworth
American golfer
- Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker
American actress
- Katherine Lucy Bridget "Kathy" Burke
English actress
- Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin
American comedian
- Erica Kathleen "Kathy" Horvath
American tennis player
Kathy in pop culture
- Kathy Sullivan
character from TV series "Alphas"
- Kathy Selden
character in the musical "Singin' in the Rain"
- Kathy Anderson
character on TV's Father Knows Best
- Kathy Barnes
character on British soap Hollyoaks
- Kathy Carter
character in Marvel's Kathy, The Teenage Tornado comics
- Kathy Beale
character on British soap EastEnders
- Kathy Kane aka Kate Kane aka Batwoman
character in DC Comics
- Kathy
character on TV's Barney and Friends
- Kathy Kaminski
character on TV's "Young & Hungry"
- "Kathy's Song
" a song by Simon & Garfunkel
Kathy in blog posts
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