Katori
Girl · ka-TOR-ee · Modern
Katori is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Katori mean?
Modern: American coinage; Katori is also a Japanese place name
Katori Shrine in Chiba is one of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines.
- Say it
- ka-TOR-ee
Is Katori a girl's or a boy's name?
Katori is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Katori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Katori, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 2007.
2025 had fewer girls named Katori than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Katori in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katori in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
Nicknames for Katori
- Tori 17 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Katori
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kyomi Miyori Kiyomi Rumi Kiori Yumi Tru Yuri Saori Zhuri Xuri Suki
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