Girls' name · since 1972
Kateena
62 babies named Kateena in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kateena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1972.
Kateena has 62 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1989.
- #32,492 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kateena ranks #32,492 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kateena's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Kateena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kateena splits its recorded history at 1978: 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 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kateena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1989
- Peak year (1972)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kateena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (46 births, 74% of the file).
1970s was Kateena's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Kateena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (74% of all-time use).
Kateena by state
Where Kateena concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 8.1% |
5 of 62 births nationwide.
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- Kateena's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1980s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kateenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kateena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1972–1989 (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 Kateena 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.