Given name
Kathi
“one who is pure; virginal”
In English use, Kathi is a diminutive of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kathi is a diminutive of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kathi is a diminutive of Katherine. Katherine comes from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Kathi is a diminutive of Katherine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Kathi is a diminutive of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kathi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,109
- 0 boys · 10,109 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 824 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 824 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,917 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kathi’s family of names
In English usage, Kathi is a diminutive of Katherine. In English usage, Kathi has a related form in Kathy. In English usage, Kathi has a related form in Cathy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kathi
- Kathi SchwaabGerman biathleteborn 1972
- Kathi WilcoxAmerican musicianborn 1969
- Kathi AppeltAmerican children's writer and writing teacherborn 1954
- Kathi McDonaldAmerican singer (1948-2012)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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