Girls' name · since 1987
Cati
Cati has 44 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,377 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cati is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cati has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2009.
- #36,377 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cati ranks #36,377 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,377 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cati's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cati's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cati splits its recorded history at 1997: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cati popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2009
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Cati by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Cati's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Cati births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Cati's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cati: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cati draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.