US rank #2561 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,436 births

Katara — #2561 US girls' name

1,436 babies named Katara in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1091980s2141990s2202000s2272010s3552020s311
#2561
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Katara was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

69 babies were named Katara in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katara

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,436 babies named Katara between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katara currently holds the #2561 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katara performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 355 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Katara shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Katara in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katara 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 1,436 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.

Katara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,436

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2024

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,561

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Katara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
69
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751971 5

Katara by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
355 births that decade — 25% of Katara's all-time total
1970s1091980s2141990s2202000s2272010s3552020s311

Katara by state

Where Katara concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Katara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 2.2%
#2 Illinois
22 1.5%
#3 North Carolina
17 1.2%
#4 Michigan
12 0.8%
#5 Virginia
12 0.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
11 0.8%
#7 Florida
10 0.7%
#8 Texas
10 0.7%
California share of Katara's total US births 2.2%
Even split

31 of 1,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Katara appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katara?
1,436 babies have been named Katara since 1971. It currently ranks #2561 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 69 births.
When was Katara most popular?
Katara was most popular in the 2010s decade with 355 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Katara most popular?
The top states for the name Katara are California (31 births), Illinois (22 births), North Carolina (17 births).
How long has the name Katara been used?
Katara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Katara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 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, 1971–2024 (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.