Kateri
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a form of Katherine.
Kateri by the numbers
Kateri was given to 47 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 1980, making it a 1980s name.
Other names that come from Katherine
Like Kateri, each of these traces back to Katherine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Katiepure; a diminutive of Katherine770 in the US (2017)
- Katelynpure; a modern variant of Katherine760 in the US (2017)
- Kathrynpure; variant spelling of Katherine744 in the US (2017)
- Kitdiminutive of Christopher or Katherine413 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaelynpure; a modern variant of Katelyn or Katherine332 in the US (2017)
- Kathleenpure; a form of Katherine310 in the US (2017)
- Katrinavariant of Katherine; pure or unsullied193 in the US (2017)
- Karipure; a form of Katherine153 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kateri. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kateri
Names that are said the same way as Kateri, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Catori13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean purity
Like Kateri, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kateri
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