Katie (meaning and origin)

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Katie

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Meaning and origin
Katie is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Blessed, Pure, Holy`.

Where is it used?
The name Katie is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Katherine, used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Cate (In English)

See also
In English: Katee (F)
In English: Katy (F)
In English: Kaety (F)
In English: Kate (F)

Extra information:
From Old English.

What Katie`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Katie:
its juss great =]]
The worst thing about the name:
my real name katherine
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
it juss wouldnt be right
Extra information:
perty sure nott
The best thing about the name Katie:
its easy to remember and its not that boringg, its also girlie and cute :)
The worst thing about the name:
you either sound reaaly posh or really yorkshire when you say it because of the T
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
i would instead like to be called ella or lilly if not katie :)
Extra information:
my name makes me, me :)
The best thing about the name Katie:
Its timeless
The worst thing about the name:
I never know whether to pronounce the 't' or not
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
I'd be nameless, and that's not good
Extra information:
No
The best thing about the name Katie:
Its classy and elegant and i love my name.
The worst thing about the name:
People calling me Kate, Kates or if they think they are funny Katherine... I am a Katie born and bred :-)
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
oooh i wouldn't be who i am...
Extra information:
Its a lovely name for babies children adults and oldies :-)
The best thing about the name Katie:
It has the ability to be cute or classy depending on who the person is who has this name.
The worst thing about the name:
There is a bunch of us in my age range
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
I would be sad because I love my name
Extra information:
Any baby girl would be happy with this name. Besides Catherine the Great is a great person to be named from in my case!
The best thing about the name Katie:
It's really cute and I can be a little more impish because of it.
The worst thing about the name:
Sometimes it seems like it is more fitting for a 5 year old.
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
I wouldn't be who I am today
Extra information:
I love that my real name is Katie not Katherine or Kathleen or anything. My whole name is Katie Kelley. I was named after a great grandmother from Ireland.
The best thing about the name Katie:
It's classic but not too common. It's cutesy cut kind of elegant at the same time.
The worst thing about the name:
People shorten it all the time and call me Kate or Kat, I hate it
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
I wouldn't be the same
Extra information:
I'm the 5th generation Kati in my family they are all Katie's all the way from Ireland back in the day, so it's a nice tradition.
The best thing about the name Katie:
cute, funny, and nice
The worst thing about the name:
everyone asks to spell it and everyone thinks its kathrine or katelynn
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
i'd die.
Extra information:
best name a little girl can have
The best thing about the name Katie:
i dont know
The worst thing about the name:
People believe its short for Katherine all the time!
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
no
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Katie:
I think its a cute name and I don't know lots and lots of other Katie's
The worst thing about the name:
Nothing I can think of
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
No
Extra information:
I think my name is elegant, classy, pretty, and cute!
The best thing about the name Katie:
It's classy...
The worst thing about the name:
Some people call me Kate
If my name wasn`t Katie....:
A lot could have been different
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Katie:
i like that my full given name is katie, not katherine or katelyn. it makes me a little unique since there is so many katies out there.
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Katie....:

Extra information:

More `Katie` links
Katie as abbreviation
Actors named Katie
Katie in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Katie

Katie appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 114. In the last 128 years Katie has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 14 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name Katie. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #44. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	114
2006	107
2005	100
2004	102
2003	107
2002	103
2001	100
2000	97
1999	92
1998	88
1997	88
1996	82
1995	77
1994	70
1993	63
1992	54
1991	54
1990	55
1980	44
1970	356
1960	389
1950	351
1940	250
1930	226
1920	184
1910	122
1900	107
1890	87
1880	76