Recorded 1987–2009 Girls' name Peak 1987 44 births

Cati — girls' name

44 babies named Cati in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s252000s12
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Cati was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cati in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cati

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Cati between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cati currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cati performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cati shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cati in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cati at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

44

Since 1987

23 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1987

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2009

Cati popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1987

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20092008199919971993199219901987 7

Cati by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 57% of Cati's all-time total
1980s71990s252000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cati?
44 babies have been named Cati since 1987. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Cati most popular?
Cati was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Cati been used?
Cati has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 23 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Cati?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.