Kathi

Last seen for girls in 2001 at #15,352

Peak · girls
1954 · 740 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,109
since 1938

Kathi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kathi has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #311, 1954girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025—
2024—
2023—
2022—
2021—
2020—
2019—
2018—
2017—
2016—
2015—
2014—
2013—
2012—
2011—
2010—
2009—
2008—
2007—
2006—
2005—
2004—
2003—
2002—
2001#15,3525
2000—
1999#14,4115
1998#11,1387
1997—
1996—
1995—
1994#11,7786
1993#8,7199
1992#8,06510
1991#10,2717
1990#5,83515
1989#7,44910
1988#7,11110
1987#5,61313
1986#5,18814
1985#3,85221
1984#3,99019
1983#3,06527
1982#3,17227
1981#2,52937
1980#2,65135
1979#2,34340
1978#2,19142
1977#2,09145
1976#1,88348
1975#1,54465
1974#1,44869
1973#1,25483
1972#1,012116
1971#882151
1970#810171
1969#748183
1968#804157
1967#723184
1966#760166
1965#606255
1964#544330
1963#507370
1962#449457
1961#424536
1960#368681
1959#347756
1958#324824
1957#363624
1956#462402
1955#451398
1954#311740
1953#408438
1952#509275
1951#531247
1950#670159
1949#791119
1948#682147
1947#711142
1946#756117
1945#86975
1944#1,01759
1943#89576
1942#1,27839
1941#2,01817
1940#2,20314
1939#2,73610
1938#4,3425
1937—
1936—
1935—
1934—
1933—
1932—
1931—
1930—
1929—
1928—
1927—
1926—
1925—
1924—
1923—
1922—
1921—
1920—
1919—
1918—
1917—
1916—
1915—
1914—
1913—
1912—
1911—
1910—
1909—
1908—
1907—
1906—
1905—
1904—
1903—
1902—
1901—
1900—
1899—
1898—
1897—
1896—
1895—
1894—
1893—
1892—
1891—
1890—
1889—
1888—
1887—
1886—
1885—
1884—
1883—
1882—
1881—
1880—
First appearance
1938

The first year at least five girls were named Kathi! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1995–1997, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Kathi is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedAKMaine: #277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedNHWashington: #228 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,512 girlsMNIllinois: #407 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,677 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,326 girlsWIMichigan: #413 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,344 girlsMINew York: #469 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,799 girlsNYMassachusetts: #311 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,376 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedRIOregon: #250 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #247 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsSDIowa: #371 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,539 girlsIAIndiana: #294 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,269 girlsINOhio: #317 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsOHPennsylvania: #366 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,470 girlsPANew Jersey: #322 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsNJConnecticut: #343 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,070 girlsCTCalifornia: #393 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,825 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedUTColorado: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,839 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedNEMissouri: #412 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,027 girlsMOKentucky: #497 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,315 girlsKYWest Virginia: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsWVVirginia: #501 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,738 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedNMKansas: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,033 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedARTennessee: #460 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,526 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #535 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,097 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,170 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedLAMississippi: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,964 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedALGeorgia: #428 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,712 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kathi, so not publishedHITexas: #550 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,657 girlsTXFlorida: #455 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,172 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Washington#228 · 1 in 1,209
  2. South Dakota#247 · 1 in 1,414
  3. Oregon#250 · 1 in 1,415
  4. Wisconsin#264 · 1 in 2,326
  5. Maine#277 · 1 in 2,012

Best ever in a state: #128 in Wyoming, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#228231 in 1,209
South Dakota#24751 in 1,414
Oregon#250111 in 1,415
Wisconsin#264191 in 2,326
Maine#27751 in 2,012
Indiana#294221 in 2,269
Kansas#306101 in 2,033
Massachusetts#311161 in 3,376
Ohio#317381 in 2,743
New Jersey#322211 in 2,796
Connecticut#34381 in 3,070
Minnesota#346111 in 3,512
Pennsylvania#366321 in 3,470
Iowa#37181 in 3,539
West Virginia#38251 in 3,364
California#393621 in 2,825
Colorado#40571 in 2,839
Illinois#407291 in 3,677
Missouri#412111 in 4,027
Michigan#413201 in 4,344
Georgia#428121 in 3,712
Florida#455121 in 4,172
Tennessee#46081 in 4,526
New York#469351 in 4,799
Oklahoma#47051 in 4,170
Kentucky#49761 in 5,315
Virginia#50171 in 5,738
North Carolina#53581 in 6,097
Mississippi#54351 in 4,964
Texas#550241 in 4,657
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Louisiana———
Maryland———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kathi
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2001
  • Biggest jump: 383 spots in 1943 (#1,278 → #895)
  • Biggest drop: 154 spots in 1966 (#606 → #760)
Rise & fade · girls
16 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1938
  • Peaked 1954 at #311 (740 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1945–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,441
  • Highest: 1 in 2,441 girls born in 1958 were named Kathi (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 360,125 girls born in 2001 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #311 in 1954, was only 1 in 2,624 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 48.1% of all girls named Kathi (4,863) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s15#2,736 (1939)#3,539
1940s805#682 (1948)#1,122
1950s4,863#311 (1954)#438
1960s3,319#368 (1960)#593
1970s830#810 (1970)#1,546
1980s213#2,529 (1981)#4,462
1990s59#5,835 (1990)#10,031
2000s5#15,352 (2001)#15,352

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kathi in 1961

girls
#424
536 births · 1 in 3,766 girls

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #424Kathi536
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,766 of them was named Kathi, which outranked 94.4% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kathi
  1. #421Camille540
  2. #421Kristen540
  3. #423Valarie539
  4. #424Kathi536
  5. #424Mindy536
  6. #426Celia532
  7. #427Christie528
  8. #428Velma524

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →