Behati
Behati Prinsloo is a Namibian model. In 2008, she became a Pink contract model, and moved on to become a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2009. She walked in twelve Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows, and opened consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in 2014 and 2015.
Meaning & Origin of Behati
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Behati Prinsloo is a Namibian model. In 2008, she became a Pink contract model, and moved on to become a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2009. She walked in twelve Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows, and opened consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in 2014 and 2015.
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The Story of Behati
American parents first put Behati on the record books as a baby girl name in 2013, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 10 Behatis were born — ranking #10,127 that year. About 57% of every Behati on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Behati last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 63 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Behati most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Philippines27%
- HK21%
- China19%
- Indonesia17%
- Vietnam16%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Behati
Phonetically similar names — useful when Behati is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Beati
- Bahati
- Belote
- Bellotti
- Benetti
- Batata
- Bugatti
- Bihari
- Buckety
- Bobotie
- Binetti
- Btt
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Behati
Behati is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Behati's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #10,127. Use the chart and map above to compare Behati's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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