Recorded 1979–2016 Girls' name Peak 1991 253 births

Kayti — girls' name

253 babies named Kayti in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s731990s962000s542010s25

The verdict

253 girls have been named Kayti since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

253
total births
1979–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kayti was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

23 babies were named Kayti in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayti

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Kayti between 1979 and 2016, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayti performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kayti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayti in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayti 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 253 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.

Kayti at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

253

Since 1979

38 years of records

Peak year

1991

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1979

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kayti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1979

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
23
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 201620092004199819931989198519801979 5

Kayti by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 38% of Kayti's all-time total
1970s51980s731990s962000s542010s25

Kayti by state

Where Kayti concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 2.0%
Michigan share of Kayti's total US births 2.0%

5 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayti?
253 babies have been named Kayti since 1979. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1991 with 23 births.
When was Kayti most popular?
Kayti was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kayti most popular?
The top states for the name Kayti are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Kayti been used?
Kayti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 38 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kayti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, 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, 1979–2016 (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.