Girls' name · since 1953
Kati
Kati has 4,772 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,772
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kati sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,772 recorded since 1953.
Kati has 4,772 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2024.
- #2,658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,772 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kati ranks #2,658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,772 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,772
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kati's 4,772 recorded births place it above 96.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kati's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kati splits its recorded history at 1988: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 261 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kati popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2024
- Peak year (1986)
- 261
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Kati by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,094 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Kati's strongest decade.
2,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kati births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 141
1960s
141 births
- 1970s 555
1970s
555 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,094 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,364 births
- 2000s 425
2000s
425 births
- 2010s 116
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,094 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kati compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kati's total volume
Kati by state
Where Kati concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| 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% |
346 of 4,772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Kati appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kati's data
- Kati's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,094 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katis (346 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kati: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1953–2024 (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 Kati 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.