Kathee
Salembaree is an obsolete variant of cotton cloth that was a coarse, stout and heavy fabric. It was made in the Indian subcontinent. The cloth was used for tents in India and Pakistan. Kathee was an alternative name for Salembaree. John Forbes Watson mentions these fabrics under the Canvas category in his work titled Textile Manufactures and Costumes of the people of India.
Meaning & Origin of Kathee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salembaree is an obsolete variant of cotton cloth that was a coarse, stout and heavy fabric. It was made in the Indian subcontinent. The cloth was used for tents in India and Pakistan. Kathee was an alternative name for Salembaree. John Forbes Watson mentions these fabrics under the Canvas category in his work titled Textile Manufactures and Costumes of the people of India.
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The Story of Kathee
Kathee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1946, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 13 Kathees were born — ranking #3,309 that year. As of 2026, Kathee ranks #5,474 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 170 Kathees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kathee
Kathee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 170 births in the dataset. Kathee's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #3,309. Use the chart and map above to compare Kathee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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