Recorded 1972–1989 Girls' name Peak 1972 62 births

Kateena — girls' name

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.

1970s461980s16

The verdict

62 girls have been named Kateena since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

62
total births
1972–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Kateena was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

22 babies were named Kateena in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kateena

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Kateena between 1972 and 1989, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kateena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kateena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kateena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kateena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kateena 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 62 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.

Kateena at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

62

Since 1972

18 years of records

Peak year

1972

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1972

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1989

Kateena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1972

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1972)
22
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0510152025 1989198519841978197419731972 22

Kateena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 74% of Kateena's all-time total
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Kateena by state

Where Kateena concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kateena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 8.1%
Florida share of Kateena's total US births 8.1%

5 of 62 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kateena?
62 babies have been named Kateena since 1972. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1972 with 22 births.
When was Kateena most popular?
Kateena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Kateena most popular?
The top states for the name Kateena are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kateena been used?
Kateena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 18 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Kateena?
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.

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, 1972–1989 (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.