US rank #13662 Girls' name Peak 1986 4,771 births

Kati — #13662 US girls' name

4,771 babies named Kati in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#13662
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kati was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

261 babies were named Kati in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kati

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,771 babies named Kati between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kati currently holds the #13662 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 261 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kati performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,094 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kati shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 346 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Kati in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kati 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 4,771 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.

Kati at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,771

Since 1953

72 years of records

Peak year

1986

261 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#13,662

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1953

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kati popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
261
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Kati by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
2,094 births that decade — 44% of Kati's all-time total
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Kati by state

Where Kati concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kati
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
346 7.3%
#2 Texas
324 6.8%
#3 Michigan
190 4.0%
#4 Ohio
188 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
166 3.5%
#6 Illinois
143 3.0%
#7 New York
135 2.8%
#8 Florida
115 2.4%
California share of Kati's total US births 7.3%
Even split

346 of 4,771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Kati appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kati?
4,771 babies have been named Kati since 1953. It currently ranks #13662 among girls. The peak year was 1986 with 261 births.
When was Kati most popular?
Kati was most popular in the 1980s decade with 2,094 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Kati most popular?
The top states for the name Kati are California (346 births), Texas (324 births), Michigan (190 births).
How long has the name Kati been used?
Kati has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 72 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kati?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1953–2024 (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.