Recorded 1973–2008 Girls' name Peak 1978 201 births

Ekaterini — girls' name

201 babies named Ekaterini in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s601980s701990s282000s43
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ekaterini was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ekaterini in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ekaterini

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Ekaterini between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ekaterini currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ekaterini performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ekaterini shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ekaterini in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ekaterini 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 201 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.

Ekaterini at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

201

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Ekaterini popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1978)
15
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 2008200219941987198219781973 7

Ekaterini by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 35% of Ekaterini's all-time total
1970s601980s701990s282000s43

Ekaterini by state

Where Ekaterini concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ekaterini
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 14.9%
New York share of Ekaterini's total US births 14.9%

30 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ekaterini?
201 babies have been named Ekaterini since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1978 with 15 births.
When was Ekaterini most popular?
Ekaterini was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Ekaterini most popular?
The top states for the name Ekaterini are New York (30 births).
How long has the name Ekaterini been used?
Ekaterini has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Ekaterini?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ekaterina, Ekam, Eka, Ekamjot, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2008 (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.