Kateri comes from the Greek / Mohawk tradition, meaning Pure, clear, each of the two.
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How popular is Kateri?
1980peak year
Kateri reached its widest reach during the 1980s. In 1980, 65 babies received the name (ranked #1728). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3622), with about 43 babies given the name annually. Kateri's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 2,498 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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