Sati
Sati is a name with a single cultural origin: Hinduism.
- Hinduism
Meaning & Origin of Sati
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sati is a name with a single cultural origin: Hinduism.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
The Story of Sati
American parents first put Sati on the record books as a baby girl name in 1997, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 7 Satis were born — ranking #12,761 that year. About 58% of every Sati on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Sati last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Sati
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sati is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- City
- Settee
- Sooty
- Saty
- Citi
- Sata
- Setee
- Sato
- Citie
- Seti
- Soddy
- Setty
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sati
Sati is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Sati's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #12,761. Use the chart and map above to compare Sati'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.