Kateri
Kateri was the 4406th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1728th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 995 places. More babies were named Kateri in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,406 girls, down 9 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198065 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,533babies recorded
Kateri popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,406 | 32 |
| 2020 | #4,397 | 31 |
| 2010 | #4,916 | 29 |
| 2000 | #2,726 | 54 |
| 1990 | #2,870 | 40 |
| 1980 | #1,728 | 65 |
| 1970 | #3,942 | 15 |
| 1960 | #3,147 | 16 |
| 1950 | #5,680 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kateri, counting every spelling?
Kateri has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kateri?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kateri (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kateri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kateri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kateri?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Kateri are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 14 and 42. That makes Kateri mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kateri by state
How common Kateri was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kateri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kateri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kateri
How popular is the name Kateri?
Kateri was the 4406th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1728th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 995 places. More babies were named Kateri in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kateri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kateri in the US.
Where is Kateri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kateri was most common in Washington (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and California.