Girls' name · since 1981
Ekaterina
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 1,003 babies named Ekaterina, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,003
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ekaterina is the #5984 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,003 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ekaterina has been recorded 1,003 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #5984 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #7,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,984 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,003 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ekaterina ranks #7,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,984 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,003 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,003
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ekaterina's 1,003 recorded births place it above 89.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ekaterina compares
1,003 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ekaterina's all-time total is 167% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ekaterina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,003 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ekaterina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ekaterina splits its recorded history at 2006: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ekaterina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ekaterina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (375 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Ekaterina's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ekaterina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
375 births
- 2010s
2010s
334 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 375 births (37% of all-time use).
How Ekaterina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ekaterina's total volume
Ekaterina by state
Where Ekaterina concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 63 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 24 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
86 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ekaterina's data
- Ekaterina's decade-level peak was the 2000s (375 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ekaterinas (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ekaterina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ekaterina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.