Is Kathey a boy or girl name?

Kathey is a girl’s name. Of the 1,600 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kathey

Recorded 1938–1977 · United States

Kathey was most popular in 1956, when 126 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,520 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,600 people named Kathey.

Kathey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kathey’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kathey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kathey is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,600 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kathey

Where Kathey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org