Globally, Kotie (Kotie 
) is a rare primarily female, but very seldom male first name. The first name Kotie is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a rare mostly female, but seldom male name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare feminine name, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Very seldom, Kotie is the last name as well as the forename.