Given name & surname
Katty
“one who is pure; virginal”
In English use, Katty 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, Katty 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
Katty is a diminutive of Katherine. Katherine comes from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Katty is a diminutive of Katherine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Katty 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
Katty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,004
- 0 boys · 1,004 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,087 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,087 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,262 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.
Katty’s family of names
In English usage, Katty is a diminutive of Katherine.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Katty
- Katty SantaellaVenezuelan judokaborn 1967
- Katty MartínezMexican association football (soccer) playerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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