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The baby name Katie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkeɪti/ (KAY-tee).

Katie is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪti/ (KAY-tee)

What is the meaning of the name Katie ?

The baby name Katie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkeɪti/ (KAY-tee).

Katie is English in Origin.

Katie is the familiar English pet form of Katherine/Catherine, ultimately from Greek Aikaterinē. The name’s root is debated - possibly linked to the goddess Hecate or to a Coptic term for “consecration” - but since late antiquity it has been popularly connected with Greek katharos, “pure,” which supplies Katie’s common meaning. Through Latin and French transmission, Katherine/Catherine spread widely, and the saintly prestige of Catherine of Alexandria made the base name a perennial across Christendom.

As an independent given name, Katie appears in English records from the 18th–19th centuries and surged in Anglophone charts in the late 20th century, prized for its warm, approachable tone. Close variants include Katy, Catie, Kady, and Kattie; cognate diminutives abroad include Finnish/German Kati, Russian Katya (from Ekaterina), and Irish Cáit/Cáitín. Related formal options are Katherine, Catherine, Katharine, Kathryn, Katarina, and the Irish Caitlín (anglicized Kathleen).

Katie has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Katie

Katie Holmes Actor · Born 1978 · United States Katie Holmes is an American actor best known for her role as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson's Creek. She has also appeared in films like Batman Begins and The Gift. Born in 1978, she has had a successful career in both television and film. Katie Cassidy Actor · Born 1986 · United States Katie Cassidy is an American actress best known for her TV and horror roles, especially as Ruby on Supernatural. She first gained attention through films like When a Stranger Calls and Black Christmas before becoming a recognizable face in genre entertainment. Katie McGrath Actor · Born 1983 · Ireland Katie McGrath is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana Pendragon in Merlin. She’s also known for roles like Lucy Westenra in Dracula and Lena Luthor in Supergirl.
Katie Leung Actor · Born 1987 · United Kingdom Katie Leung is a Scottish actress best known for playing Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films. She began her screen career in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and continued the role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Katie Douglas Actor · Born 1998 · Canada Katie or Katy Douglas may refer to multiple people. One of the best-known is Katie Douglas, the Canadian actress known for Ginny & Georgia and Pretty Hard Cases. Katie Price Actor · Born 1978 · United Kingdom Katie Price is an English media personality, glamour model, and businesswoman best known for her Page 3 work in The Sun under the pseudonym Jordan. She rose to fame in the late 1990s and became one of Britain’s most recognizable tabloid and reality TV figures.

Celebrity babies named Katie

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Katie Lucas George Lucas film director ★★★★★
Katie Jackson Fran Walsh film director ★★★★★ Peter Jackson film director ★★★★★
Katie Wagner Marion Marshall television actor ★★★★★ Robert Wagner television actor ★★★★★

Katie – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
HT 0 #12 1 399
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
New Zealand Girls 2010 #44 73 98
MO 0 #47 6 2,706
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
JP 0 #70 8 4,057
TW 0 #79 22 4,523
BG 0 #80 3 1,799
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
CR 0 #91 68 5,526
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
QA 0 #99 8 7,011
CY Girls 0 #102 20 3,755
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
OM 0 #116 6 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
MT Girls 0 #123 29 3,773
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
HK Girls 0 #143 1,078 16,104
BW Girls 0 #144 8 4,216
AE 0 #153 25 10,220
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
MO Girls 0 #171 82 7,056
CZ 0 #174 12 3,154
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
RU 0 #176 14 3,641
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
LU Girls 0 #182 9 4,850
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
Austria 0 #204 10 850
TW Girls 0 #205 72 8,139
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
NA Girls 0 #214 11 7,146
GR Girls 0 #219 24 6,293
IR 0 #219 11 4,221
HU Girls 0 #220 6 3,308
PS 0 #220 7 5,692
HK 0 #223 134 8,483
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
JP Girls 0 #230 16 6,592
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
Canada Girls 2024 #239 47 2,795
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
SG 0 #247 23 11,010
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
CN Girls 0 #254 96 8,829
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
IL 0 #261 14 6,291
CR Girls 0 #265 329 11,342
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
CZ Girls 0 #269 74 5,378
JM Girls 0 #271 8 7,507
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
QA Girls 0 #294 23 15,378
DK Girls 0 #302 15 7,429
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
GH Girls 0 #315 10 6,973
MY 0 #315 16 12,352
PL Girls 0 #324 31 5,096
KZ Girls 0 #326 7 5,862
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
MU Girls 0 #330 22 8,539
JO Girls 0 #333 7 7,570
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
PH Girls 0 #348 43 13,098
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
NL 0 #361 31 2,481
RU Girls 0 #363 139 11,913
OM Girls 0 #370 27 15,987
Finland Girls 0 #377 15 1,368
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
ZA 0 #395 53 14,421
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
Austria Girls 0 #398 23 1,885
France Girls 2021 #400 6 3,185
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
EG 0 #406 7 6,387
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
Germany 0 #409 29 2,542
Spain 0 #429 24 2,326
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
PT Girls 0 #432 20 7,952
SG Girls 0 #440 148 18,916
MX 0 #442 4 8,339
AE Girls 0 #444 110 20,968
United States Girls 2024 #464 518 8,487
PA Girls 0 #466 16 9,861
IR Girls 0 #471 60 8,334
PS Girls 0 #482 42 10,981
IQ Girls 0 #486 19 11,303
GT Girls 0 #494 12 7,500
KW Girls 0 #495 21 19,177
CM Girls 0 #501 40 11,671
CO 0 #505 6 7,768
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
UY Girls 0 #533 4 6,731
BH 0 #541 13 17,937
HK Boys 0 #550 8 12,905
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IL Girls 0 #564 54 11,648
NG Girls 0 #573 223 15,093
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
AR Girls 0 #588 12 8,289
LB 0 #640 19 13,263
IT 0 #643 72 4,183
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
ZA Girls 0 #659 591 25,928
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
Germany Girls 0 #699 141 4,949
Finland Girls 2026 #703 36 3,895
NL Girls 0 #724 233 5,933
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
SY 0 #759 9 11,684
CL Girls 0 #781 71 14,098
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
Spain Girls 0 #850 134 5,561
United States Boys 2010 #855 5 7,345
TN 0 #859 7 13,765
MY Girls 0 #867 128 24,821
PE Girls 0 #886 58 14,861
SA Girls 0 #891 45 25,931
EG Girls 0 #910 50 14,742
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
BR Girls 0 #926 16 12,708
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
CO Girls 0 #984 95 16,140
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
MA 0 #1,042 87 20,986
IT Girls 0 #1,086 369 9,415
MX Girls 0 #1,089 95 17,781
DZ 0 #1,110 67 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,156 23 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
TR 0 #1,190 22 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,684 8 28,008

Katie is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ireland
Canada
United States

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People also ask about Katie

Katie is predominantly a girl's name.
Katie is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈkeɪti/ (KAY-tee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Kate, Katy, Kati, Katey, Kaity and Kaytee.
Across languages, Katie has these equivalents: Katya (Russian diminutive), Katia (Latin/European variant), Caitlin/Caitlyn (Irish), Caterina (Italian), Catalina (Spanish), and 2 more.
Yes, very popular — Katie ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Katie ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Katie's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 15 notable people named Katie are in our database, including Katie Holmes (Actor), Katie Cassidy (Actor), Katie McGrath (Actor).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Katie for their child, including George Lucas.