Girls' name · since 1974
Katera
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 551 babies named Katera, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katera sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 551 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katera has been recorded 551 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2014.
- #11,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 551 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katera ranks #11,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 551 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katera's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Katera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katera's full recorded timeline at 1996, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2014
- Peak year (1998)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Katera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (253 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Katera's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Katera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
253 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 253 births (46% of all-time use).
How Katera 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 Katera's total volume
Katera by state
Where Katera concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 17 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
17 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Katera's data
- Katera's decade-level peak was the 1990s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Kateras (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katera: 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 (~40 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, 1974–2014 (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 Katera 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.