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Katie-Lee

Gender
Girl
Say it
KAY-tee-LEE
Origin
Greek

Katie-Lee is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “associated with katharos, pure + clearing, meadow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Katie-Lee mean?

Greek: Katie + Lee

“associated with katharos, pure + clearing, meadow”

Joins Katie (Greek, “associated with katharos, pure”) and Lee (English, “clearing, meadow”).

Meanings borrowed from Katie and Lee.

Is Katie-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?

Katie-Lee is a girls' name.

How popular is Katie-Lee in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 11 girls.

Half of all the girls named Katie-Lee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 11 in 20082021
Katie-Lee in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20211#7,491
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20151#7,629
20140–
20131#7,690
20120–
20114#4,980
20106#3,715
200910#2,478
200811#2,286
20079#2,543
20062#6,613
20051#6,340
20048#2,406
20030–
20023#4,284
20013#4,156
20000–
19990–
19981#5,152
19970–
19964#3,289

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Katie-Lee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katie-lee, updated 20 October 2026.