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    The first name Kathi

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    A 20th-century variant of Kathy, diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related names.

    Kathi is a short form of

    .

    A form of Kathy.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Kathi at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2001, 5 girls born in the United States were named Kathi, the 16,615th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 824 were.

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    10,109
    babies named Kathi since 1880
    #16,615
    rank in 2001
    1958
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Questions

    Is Kathi a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,109 US babies named Kathi since 1880 were girls.
    When was Kathi most popular?
    1958 in the United States, when 824 babies were named Kathi, its highest rank at 324th.
    What name is Kathi a form of?
    Kathi is a form of Kathy.