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Why parents love Katy- Katy Perry has FIVE number-ones from one album.
- One of the biggest pop stars in history.
- What Katy Did is the most beloved Victorian children's book.
- Two syllables with a bright, pop sound: KAY-tee.
- The meaning pure carries Katherine-Greek depth.
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The vibe of Katy
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Origin & history of Katy
Greek katharos (pure)
→ Katherine
→ diminutive Katy
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Greek roots
Katy is a diminutive of Katherine meaning pure. Katy Perry has five number-one singles from one album. What Katy Did is a beloved Victorian children's book.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Katy Perry (born 1984); What Katy Did (1872).
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Today
Katy remains a beloved choice, ranking #2006 in the US. 20,891 babies have been named Katy since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Katy?
1987
peak year
Today, Katy is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2006), with only about 101 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1987, 674 babies were given the name (ranked #351 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Katy has been declining in recent years. In all, around 20,891 babies have been registered as Katy since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
674
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #351)
(ranked #351)
101
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,010
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
20,891
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Katy3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Katy's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — five-number-ones communication. People named Katy tend to be bright, pure, and gifted at getting five number-ones from one album.
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Five number-ones one album✦
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What-Katy-Did◎
Pure-Katherine♡
Bright VictorianK2
A1
T2
Y7
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Katy✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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