How Many People Are Named Kati?
An estimated 4,510 people in the United States have the first name Kati. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Kati peaked in popularity in 1986 with 261 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kati 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 Kati paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,510
About 1 in 75,999 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1986
261 births
Total Registered
4,771
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kati
Kati is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,771 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kati as a female name
Ranked #14,298 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (261 births)
Kati: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kati span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,094 babies were registered. Kati has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kati by Decade
How has Kati 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.
Kati by State
Birth registrations for Kati span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in North Dakota, Alabama, West Virginia. On average, about 75 Katis were registered per state.
Kati + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kati as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kati
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kati: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kati?
We estimate approximately 4,510 people named Kati 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 75,999 Americans share this first name.
Is Kati a common name?
Kati is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,771 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kati most popular?
Kati reached peak popularity in 1986, when 261 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kati is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kati a female name?
Kati is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kati Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kati Smith, Kati Johnson, Kati 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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