Girls' name · since 1957
Katalin
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 400 babies named Katalin, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katalin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 400 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katalin has been recorded 400 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2014.
- #13,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 400 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katalin ranks #13,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katalin's 400 recorded births place it above 81.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katalin's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katalin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2014
- Peak year (1988)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Katalin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (123 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Katalin's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Katalin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 123 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Katalin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Katalin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1957–2014 (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 Katalin 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.