Girls' name · since 1958
Katana
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 1,771 babies named Katana, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,404 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,771
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Katana is the #3404 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,771 recorded since 1958.
Katana has 1,771 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3404 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #5,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,404 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,771 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katana ranks #5,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,404 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,771 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,404 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,771
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Katana's 1,771 recorded births place it above 92.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Katana compares
1,771 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Katana's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,771 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katana's full recorded timeline at 2001, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Katana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (558 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Katana's strongest decade.
558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Katana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
255 births
- 2000s
2000s
486 births
- 2010s
2010s
558 births
- 2020s
2020s
384 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 558 births (32% of all-time use).
How Katana 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 Katana's total volume
Katana by state
Where Katana concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 181 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
181 of 1,771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Katana appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Katana's data
- Katana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (558 total births) through the 2020s (384) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Katanas (181 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Katana 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.