Fun Facts About the Name Itati
- 434 babies named Itati: U.S. records list 434 babies given the name Itati from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Itati Mean?
Itatí is a Guaraní name commonly translated as "white stone" or "white rock." It begins with itá, the Guaraní word for "stone," and the second element is a Tupi-Guaraní word for "white," seen in related forms such as tinga. The customary gloss therefore describes pale-colored rock, a physical feature of a place, rather than a personal quality.
The name is usually written Itatí in Spanish and Itati in Portuguese and English. Its religious coloring comes from the town of Itatí in Corrientes, Argentina, and the Marian devotion based there; that association is a later layer attached to the name, not part of its Guaraní sense.
Itati Name History & Origins
The name goes back to the Guaraní place name Itatí, a settlement on the Paraná River in what is now Corrientes Province, Argentina. Franciscan missionaries gathered the area's Guaraní people into a reduction there in the early 17th century, a founding often dated to 1615. According to tradition, a small statue of the Virgin Mary was brought to the settlement in the same period, and devotion to Our Lady of Itatí grew into one of Argentina's largest pilgrimages; she is the patroness of Corrientes Province, and the town's basilica is dedicated to her.
As a personal name, Itatí is used in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and it also appears in Mexico and, spelled Itati, in Brazil. The Mexican actress Itatí Cantoral is a well-known bearer outside the Río de la Plata region. The element itá, "stone," recurs in Tupi-Guaraní place names, including Itati in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
How Popular is the Name Itati?
Itati has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #3,551 in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,104 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #11,473 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,661 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #12,760 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #16,064 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #14,493 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,047 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #15,066 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,269 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #15,352 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,724 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #7,237 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #4,898 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #9,090 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #8,687 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #9,204 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #7,273 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #6,951 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #5,825 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #6,411 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,748 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #5,440 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #3,551 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #5,513 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,852 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #5,493 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #6,173 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #7,219 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,166 | 25 | 0.0014% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Itati Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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