Fun Facts About the Name Katty
- More than 1 thousand babies named Katty: U.S. records list 1,004 babies given the name Katty from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Katty Mean?
Katty is an English familiar form of Katherine (also spelled Catherine), made by adding the diminutive ending -y to the short form Kat. Its customary meaning, "pure," belongs to the parent name; Katty itself contains no separate meaning-bearing element.
Katherine comes from the Greek Aikaterine, a name of disputed origin. One long-standing explanation links it to the Greek katharos, "pure," and early Christian writers favored that reading. Many modern reference works treat the connection as folk etymology and propose instead a link to the goddess Hekate, or an unattested pre-Greek source. "Pure" is therefore a traditional interpretation of Katherine rather than a securely documented derivation.
Katty shares its root with the other English short forms of Katherine - Kate, Kat, Katie, Kitty, and Kathy - but it is normally pronounced with a short a (KAT-ee), which sets it apart from Katie.
Katty Name History & Origins
Katherine was common in medieval England, and by the later Middle Ages English speakers had shortened it to Kate and Kat and had formed affectionate versions with the diminutive endings -y and -ie. Katty is one of the spellings that came out of that pattern, alongside Kitty, Katie, and Kathy. Because the t is doubled, the short vowel of Kat is preserved, giving the name its KAT-ee sound.
As a diminutive rather than a name with its own root, Katty has no separate line of development; its history is the history of Katherine in English use, filtered through familiar shortening. Written records that single out this spelling are sparse, and the form has stayed one option among several rather than a standard one. In Britain and Ireland, and among families of Irish or Dutch background, short forms of Catherine and Catharina with a similar sound have also appeared.
How Popular is the Name Katty?
Katty has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #3,775 in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,087 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,642 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,291 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #5,234 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #6,839 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #8,667 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #6,874 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #9,471 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #8,540 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,214 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #6,348 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #5,709 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #6,589 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #5,038 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #5,132 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #5,877 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,464 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #5,652 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #6,951 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,631 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #6,131 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #6,628 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #7,394 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #5,356 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #5,696 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,775 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1999 | #6,055 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #6,534 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #6,329 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #5,171 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #4,761 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #4,920 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,042 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #3,821 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #6,782 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #4,304 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #4,067 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #5,452 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,175 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,945 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #4,204 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #5,063 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #9,565 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #4,092 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #6,077 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #5,092 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #5,233 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #5,348 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #5,667 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #5,782 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #7,515 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #4,580 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #6,997 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #5,258 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #8,899 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,144 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #7,032 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #6,814 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,707 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #4,707 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #4,910 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1935 | #4,554 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #5,396 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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