Total births
45
Recorded 1993–1999 Girls' name Peak 1994 45 births
Katarena — girls' name
45 babies named Katarena in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
45 girls have been named Katarena since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 45
- total births
- 1993–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Katarena was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
16 babies were named Katarena in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Katarena
The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Katarena between 1993 and 1999, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katarena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Katarena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Katarena 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 45 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.
Katarena at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Katarena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1993
- Peak year (1994)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Katarena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 45 births that decade — 100% of Katarena's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Katarena? ▼
45 babies have been named Katarena since 1993. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Katarena most popular? ▼
Katarena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Katarena been used? ▼
Katarena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 7 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Katarena? ▼
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, 1993–1999 (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.