UK girl's name
Katie-Lou
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2007. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Katie-Lou is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Katie-Lou popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2007 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4294, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2007, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2001 to 2007. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Katie-Lou is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Katie-Lou. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2008 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Katie-Lou ranked #4294 for girls in England and Wales in 2007, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2007, when 4 girls were registered as Katie-Lou.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Katie-Lou as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4294
2007
Births in 2007
4
Latest year
Peak year
2007
4 births
Estimated living
7
2026
Popularity
Katie-Lou over time
The chart below shows babies named Katie-Lou registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2007. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Katie-Lou, the clearest high point is 2007. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2007, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Katie-Lou by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Katie-Lou was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4146 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Katie-Lou
- Katie 53,185
- Keira 14,411
- Katherine 11,323
- Kayleigh 10,677
- Kate 10,276
- Kelsey 7,224
- Kiera 7,218
- Kayla 6,541
- Kirsty 6,384
- Khadija 5,948
- Kimberley 5,189
- Kaitlyn 5,137
FAQ
Katie-Lou: questions and answers
How popular is the name Katie-Lou in the UK right now?
In 2007, Katie-Lou was ranked #4294 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Katie-Lou most popular?
The peak year on record was 2007, with 4 babies registered as Katie-Lou in England and Wales.
How many people are called Katie-Lou in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Katie-Lou across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.