girl's name

Kati

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 4,872

Scotland

#682

1988 births

Kati is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1986, when 261 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1953.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kati over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

2,094
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kati by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 49
1960s 141
1970s 555
1980s 2,094
1990s 1,364
2000s 425
2010s 116
2020s (to 2024) 28

How popular is Kati?

In 2024, Kati was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kati is used

Scotland #682 3 in 1988
Canada #3,136 6 in 2009
France #3,268 5 in 1985
England & Wales #6,972 3 in 2021
United States #14,751 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kati

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kati also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kati over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kati

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kati — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kati

How popular is the name Kati?

In 2024, Kati was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kati a girl's or a boy's name?

Kati is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kati?

Kati has 2 syllables.

When was Kati most popular?

Kati peaked in 1986, when 261 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.