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Why parents love Kathy- Kathy Bates won the Oscar for Misery — most terrifying.
- Ishiguro's Kathy H. is literature's most devastating narrator.
- Kathy Griffin redefined comedy specials.
- Two syllables with a warm, friendly sound: KATH-ee.
- The meaning pure carries Katherine-Greek depth.
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The vibe of Kathy
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Origin & history of Kathy
Greek katharos (pure)
→ Katherine
→ diminutive Kathy
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2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Kathy Bates (born 1948).
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Today
Kathy remains a beloved choice, ranking #2208 in the US. 334,823 babies have been named Kathy since 1910.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Kathy?
1958
peak year
Today, Kathy is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2208), with only about 92 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1958, 23,940 babies were given the name (ranked #14 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. Kathy has been declining in recent years. In all, around 334,823 babies have been registered as Kathy since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
23,940
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #14)
(ranked #14)
92
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
920
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
334,823
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kathy2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Kathy's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — devastating communication. People named Kathy tend to be warm, pure, and gifted at being terrifying, devastating, AND hilarious.
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Terrifying devastating AND hilarious✦
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Pure-KatherineK2
A1
T2
H8
Y7
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Kathy🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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