Meaning and history
Kati is a Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, and German short form of Katherine or its regional equivalents. Katherine derives from Greek Aikaterine, whose original meaning is uncertain, although later association with katharos, “pure,” strongly shaped the name’s traditional interpretation. Kati is frequently used as an independent name and its pronunciation varies by language. Notable bearers include Finnish actor Kati Outinen and German Olympic javelin thrower Kati Schmidt.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 39 births, rank #3,854
2007: 32 births, rank #4,567
2008: 41 births, rank #3,859
2009: 16 births, rank #7,679
20102010: 20 births, rank #6,382
2011: 15 births, rank #7,783
2012: 18 births, rank #6,872
2013: 14 births, rank #8,135
2014: 12 births, rank #8,966
20152015: 10 births, rank #10,148
2016: 8 births, rank #11,781
2017: 11 births, rank #9,341
2018: 8 births, rank #11,427
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: 5 births, rank #15,088
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: 11 births, rank #9,056
2023: 6 births, rank #13,462
20242024: 6 births, rank #13,477
Kati moved from #906 to #956 for girls between 1991 and 1992. Its highest annual birth count came in 1986, with 261 births.