How Many People Are Named Kateri?
An estimated 2,360 people in the United States have the first name Kateri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Kateri peaked in popularity in 1980 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kateri as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kateri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,360
About 1 in 145,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1980
65 births
Total Registered
2,498
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kateri
Kateri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,498 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kateri as a female name
Ranked #3,993 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (65 births)
Kateri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kateri span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 494 babies were registered. While Kateri is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kateri by Decade
How has Kateri tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kateri by State
Birth registrations for Kateri span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Washington, New Jersey, North Dakota. On average, about 25 Kateris were registered per state.
Kateri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kateri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kateri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kateri?
We estimate approximately 2,360 people named Kateri are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 145,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Kateri a common name?
Kateri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,498 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kateri most popular?
Kateri reached peak popularity in 1980, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kateri is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kateri a female name?
Kateri is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kateri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kateri Smith, Kateri Johnson, Kateri Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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