Feminine dossier · first seen 1910
Kathy
Endangered
Down 99.8% from peak
Peak era
1958
Peak births
23,938
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Kathy
How many people are named Kathy?
An estimated 228,186 living Americans are named Kathy.
How rare is Kathy?
Kathy is very rare among babies today, with 48 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.8% from its 1958 peak.
How old is the typical Kathy?
The median age of a living American named Kathy is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 70 years old.
Is Kathy still popular?
No. Kathy is endangered as a baby name, down 99.8% from its 1958 peak with 48 births in 2025.
Where is Kathy most common?
Kathy has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1910Peak 19582025
Peak year
1958
Decline from peak
99.8%
2025
48
All-time
334,131
Where it lives now
Kathy is most concentrated in Utah — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1940s. It also runs high in Nevada.
States where Kathy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.