Girls' name · since 1990
Kateline
118 babies named Kateline in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kateline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 118 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Kateline recorded 118 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2010.
- #25,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kateline ranks #25,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kateline's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kateline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kateline's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kateline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2010
- Peak year (2003)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kateline by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (65 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Kateline's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kateline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 65 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kateline's data
- Kateline's decade-level peak was the 1990s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kateline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1990–2010 (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 Kateline 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.