Given name
Katey
“one who is pure; virginal”
In English use, Katey is a diminutive of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Katey is a diminutive of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Katey is a diminutive of Katie. Katie belongs to the English Kate name family.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Katey is a diminutive of Katherine. In English usage, Katey is a diminutive of Katie. In English use, Katey is a diminutive of Katie. The shared background comes through Katie: Katie combines Kate with the affectionate ending -ie.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Katey is a diminutive of Katie. The history of Katie gives this family its wider story. Katie developed through everyday affectionate naming. A precise date for its earliest use is not established. In English use, Katey is a diminutive of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Katey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,359
- 0 boys · 2,359 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 105 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 105 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,508 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Katey’s family of names
In English usage, Katey is a diminutive of Katherine. In English usage, Katey is a diminutive of Katie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Katey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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