boy's name

Katsumi

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 275

Katsumi is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Katsumi is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1923, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Katsumi over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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Births named Katsumi by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 67
1920s 170
1930s 18
1940s 10
2010s (to 2014) 5

How popular is Katsumi?

In 2014, Katsumi was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Katsumi is used

France #5,475 5 in 2006
United States #17,513 5 in 2014

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 Katsumi

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

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

Sibling names for Katsumi

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

Common questions about Katsumi

How popular is the name Katsumi?

In 2014, Katsumi was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Katsumi is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Katsumi?

Katsumi has 3 syllables.

When was Katsumi most popular?

Katsumi peaked in 1923, when 28 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.