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Kati

/ˈkeɪti/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Kati has been given to about 4,772 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪti/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,644
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kati per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 261
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,772

How popular is Kati?

Its best year was 1986, when 261 babies were given the name, ranking 694th. The typical living American called Kati is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Kati

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Patti0.78
  2. Kathi0.79
  3. Katy0.78
  4. Kari0.75
  5. Kali0.75
  6. Kaci0.75
  7. Kami0.75
  8. Katie0.70

Middle names for Kati

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kati Catherine0.84
  2. Kati Josephine0.84
  3. Kati Rose0.83
  4. Kati Marie0.83
  5. Kati Grace0.83
  6. Kati Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kati

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.84
  2. Bethanysister · 0.80
  3. Dustinbrother · 0.79
  4. Caseyeither · 0.78
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.78
  6. Sashasister · 0.77

Where Kati is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kati Reyes0.78
    2. Kati Nguyen0.78
    3. Kati Moore0.78
    4. Kati Lee0.78
    5. Kati Hall0.78
    6. Kati Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kati

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.