Girls' name · since 1980
Katarzyna
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 721 babies named Katarzyna, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 721
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katarzyna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 721 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katarzyna has been recorded 721 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2023.
- #9,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 721 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katarzyna ranks #9,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 721 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 721
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katarzyna's 721 recorded births place it above 87.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Katarzyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katarzyna splits its recorded history at 2000: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katarzyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Katarzyna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (309 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Katarzyna's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Katarzyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
309 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 309 births (43% of all-time use).
How Katarzyna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Katarzyna's total volume
Katarzyna by state
Where Katarzyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| 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% |
253 of 721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Katarzyna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Katarzynas (253 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katarzyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1980–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Katarzyna 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 August 2026.