Kayti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-tee
- Origin
- Greek
Kayti is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kayti mean?
Greek: spelling of Kaytie, itself a variant spelling of Katie, a pet form of Katherine
“pure”
A variant spelling of Katie, the pet form of Katherine.
Meaning borrowed from Kaytie.
Is Kayti a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayti is a girls' name.
How popular is Kayti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Kayti in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Nicknames for Kayti
- Kate 46 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kayti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn, Kali, Kodi, Demi, Katie, Kira, Kiara, Katherine, Kaylee, Kori, Lexi, Kylie
Names related to Kayti
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kayti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayti, updated 20 October 2026.