Girls' name · since 1959

Ketti

Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Ketti, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

34
total births
1959–1984
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade

Ketti sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1959.

Ketti has 34 recorded births among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 1984.

  • 34 total births
  • 1959–1984 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 59% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ketti's 34 recorded births place it above 45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ketti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ketti's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ketti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1984

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
456789 195919741980198119831984 5

Ketti by decade

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

1980s was Ketti's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Ketti births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ketti?
Ketti has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1959, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1984. 8 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
When was Ketti most popular?
Ketti was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Ketti been used?
Records for Ketti go back to 1959, giving 26 years of history through 1984.
What names are similar to Ketti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keturah, Ketzaly, Ketsia, Ketra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1959–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Ketti: Baby Name Since 1959 - 34 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ketti. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Ketti 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 July 2026.