Given name
Kathie
“one who is pure; virginal”
Kathie is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kathie is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Kathie is a variant 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
Kathie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,086
- 0 boys · 15,086 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 948 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 948 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,647 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.
Kathie’s family of names
Kathie has a related form in Katherine. In Filipino usage, Kathie has a related form in Kathy. In English usage, Kathie has a related form in Cathy.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 46
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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- Kajsaequivalent
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- Cathrineequivalent
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- Katequivalent
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- Kaarinaequivalent
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- Katrineequivalent
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- Katriinaequivalent
People named Kathie
- Kathie Lee GiffordFrench-born American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and authorborn 1953
- Kathie BrowneAmerican actress (1930-2003)
- Kathie SarachildAmerican writerborn 1943
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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