Given name & surname
Ketti
“of the cauldron”
Ketti is a variant of Kettil. One Swedish interpretation is “of the cauldron.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ketti is a variant of Kettil. One Swedish interpretation is “of the cauldron.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ketti is a variant of Kettil. An origin associated with Kettil is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ketti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 0 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 8 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 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 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.
Ketti’s family of names
Ketti has a related form in Kettil. In Greek usage, Ketti as a surname is a transliteration of Κέττη. In Greek usage, Ketti as a surname is a transliteration of Κεττή.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ketti
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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