US rank #1741 Girls' name Peak 1994 9,244 births

Katarina — #1741 US girls' name

9,244 babies named Katarina in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1741
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Katarina was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

523 babies were named Katarina in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katarina

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,244 babies named Katarina between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katarina currently holds the #1741 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 523 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katarina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,553 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Katarina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,344 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Katarina in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katarina 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 9,244 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.

Katarina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,244

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

1994

523 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,741

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Katarina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
523
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Katarina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,553 births that decade — 38% of Katarina's all-time total
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Katarina by state

Where Katarina concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Katarina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,344 14.5%
#2 Texas
762 8.2%
#3 New York
617 6.7%
#4 Florida
540 5.8%
#5 Illinois
449 4.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
373 4.0%
#7 Ohio
289 3.1%
#8 Michigan
275 3.0%
California share of Katarina's total US births 14.5%
Even split

1,344 of 9,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Katarina appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katarina?
9,244 babies have been named Katarina since 1958. It currently ranks #1741 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 523 births.
When was Katarina most popular?
Katarina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,553 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Katarina most popular?
The top states for the name Katarina are California (1,344 births), Texas (762 births), New York (617 births).
How long has the name Katarina been used?
Katarina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Katarina?
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, 1958–2024 (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.