Recorded 1980–2023 Girls' name Peak 1998 721 births

Katarzyna — girls' name

721 babies named Katarzyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1601990s3092000s1682010s652020s19
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Katarzyna was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

41 babies were named Katarzyna in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katarzyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 721 babies named Katarzyna between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katarzyna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katarzyna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 309 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Katarzyna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 253 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Katarzyna in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katarzyna 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 721 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.

Katarzyna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

721

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1998

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Katarzyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
41
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Katarzyna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
309 births that decade — 43% of Katarzyna's all-time total
1980s1601990s3092000s1682010s652020s19

Katarzyna by state

Where Katarzyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Katarzyna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
253 35.1%
#2 New York
87 12.1%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.7%
Illinois share of Katarzyna's total US births 35.1%
Even split

253 of 721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katarzyna?
721 babies have been named Katarzyna since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 41 births.
When was Katarzyna most popular?
Katarzyna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 309 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Katarzyna most popular?
The top states for the name Katarzyna are Illinois (253 births), New York (87 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Katarzyna been used?
Katarzyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Katarzyna?
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, 1980–2023 (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.