US rank #11836 Boys' name Peak 2014 174 births

Katai — #11836 US boys' name

174 babies named Katai in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1172020s57
#11836
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Katai was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

34 babies were named Katai in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katai

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Katai between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Katai currently holds the #11836 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Katai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Katai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katai 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 174 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.

Katai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

174

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2014

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,836

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Katai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
34
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
010203040 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013 7

Katai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
117 births that decade — 67% of Katai's all-time total
2010s1172020s57

Katai by state

Where Katai concentrates geographically — total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Katai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 2.9%
Pennsylvania share of Katai's total US births 2.9%

5 of 174 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katai?
174 babies have been named Katai since 2013. It currently ranks #11836 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 34 births.
When was Katai most popular?
Katai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Katai most popular?
The top states for the name Katai are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Katai been used?
Katai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Katai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Katherine, Kathleen, Kathryn, Kato, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2013–2024 (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.