Recorded 2002–2010 Girls' name Peak 2005 48 births

Katen — girls' name

48 babies named Katen in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

48 girls have been named Katen since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

48
total births
2002–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Katen was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

13 babies were named Katen in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katen

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Katen between 2002 and 2010, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Katen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katen 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 48 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.

Katen at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

48

Since 2002

9 years of records

Peak year

2005

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2002

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2010

Katen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2002

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2005)
13
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
468101214 2010200920082006200520042002 5

Katen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 85% of Katen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katen?
48 babies have been named Katen since 2002. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2005 with 13 births.
When was Katen most popular?
Katen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Katen been used?
Katen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 9 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Katen?
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, 2002–2010 (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.