US rank #6721 Girls' name Peak 2005 982 births

Ekaterina — #6721 US girls' name

982 babies named Ekaterina in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s1592000s3752010s3342020s91
#6721
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Ekaterina was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

43 babies were named Ekaterina in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ekaterina

The Social Security Administration has registered 982 babies named Ekaterina between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ekaterina currently holds the #6721 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ekaterina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 375 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ekaterina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ekaterina in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ekaterina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 982 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ekaterina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

982

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2005

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,721

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ekaterina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
43
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199419871981 8

Ekaterina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
375 births that decade — 38% of Ekaterina's all-time total
1980s231990s1592000s3752010s3342020s91

Ekaterina by state

Where Ekaterina concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ekaterina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
86 8.8%
#2 Florida
63 6.4%
#3 New York
24 2.4%
#4 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
#5 Washington
5 0.5%
California share of Ekaterina's total US births 8.8%
Even split

86 of 982 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ekaterina?
982 babies have been named Ekaterina since 1981. It currently ranks #6721 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 43 births.
When was Ekaterina most popular?
Ekaterina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 375 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Ekaterina most popular?
The top states for the name Ekaterina are California (86 births), Florida (63 births), New York (24 births).
How long has the name Ekaterina been used?
Ekaterina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ekaterina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ekaterini, Ekam, Eka, Ekamjot, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.