Total births
16
Unisex name · since 2000
Katari
16 babies named Katari in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13132
- among boys today
- 16
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Katari is the #13132 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 16 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katari has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #13132 nationally and more common than 8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.
- #13132 among boys today
- 16 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
- 8% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Katari is currently the #13132 unisex name in America, more common than 8% of boys - 16 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13132
- among boys today
- 16
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other boys
Katari vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13132
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 8% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Katari was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
6 babies were named Katari in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Katari compares
16 6th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Katari's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katari | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Katari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katari's full recorded timeline at 2023, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katari at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#13,132
Active since
2000
Katari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Katari popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1981 (Katari as girls' name)
Katari by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Katari's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Katari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Katari? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 16 babies named Katari. Today it holds rank #13132 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 6 births.
When was Katari most popular? ▼
Katari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Katari a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Katari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 16 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Katari been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Katari since 2000 -- 25 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Katari? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Katari
Nearby Names Like Katari
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Katari
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Kathleen Boy
1,691 births
Kathryn Boy
1,092 births
Kato Boy
#2796 860 births
Kathy Boy
739 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Katari: #13132 Unisex Name - 16 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/katari. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Katari 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 June 2026.