Katey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-tee
- Origin
- Greek
Katey is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Katey mean?
Greek: pet form of Katherine
“pure”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Katey a girl's or a boy's name?
Katey is a girls' name.
How popular is Katey in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Katey in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Katey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 21 | #1,053 |
| 1996 | 23 | #958 |
How popular is Katey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 105 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the girls named Katey in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4,359 |
| 2007 | 52 | #3,247 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3,263 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 50 | #3,067 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,734 |
| 2002 | 46 | #3,099 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,959 |
| 2000 | 41 | #3,266 |
| 1999 | 70 | #2,150 |
| 1998 | 67 | #2,143 |
| 1997 | 62 | #2,197 |
| 1996 | 61 | #2,204 |
| 1995 | 81 | #1,772 |
| 1994 | 80 | #1,793 |
| 1993 | 92 | #1,637 |
| 1992 | 105 | #1,496 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,704 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,809 |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,846 |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,670 |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,646 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,637 |
| 1985 | 85 | #1,457 |
| 1984 | 70 | #1,593 |
| 1983 | 61 | #1,751 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 46 | #2,195 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 37 | #2,477 |
| 1978 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
Nicknames for Katey
- Kate 46 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Katey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Molly, Erin, Jasmine, Chloe, Caitlin, Zoe, Emily, Amber, Sydney, Katie, Keira, Hannah
Names related to Katey
Kate, Katy, Katya, Kathy, Kaytee, Kaytie, Kayte, Katty, Kathya, Kattie
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Katey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katey, updated 20 October 2026.