Recorded 1974–2014 Girls' name Peak 1998 551 births

Katera — girls' name

551 babies named Katera in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s721990s2532000s2042010s11

The verdict

551 girls have been named Katera since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

551
total births
1974–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Katera was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

74 babies were named Katera in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katera

The Social Security Administration has registered 551 babies named Katera between 1974 and 2014, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Katera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Katera in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katera 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 551 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.

Katera at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

551

Since 1974

41 years of records

Peak year

1998

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1974

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2014

Katera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1974

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1998)
74
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Katera by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
253 births that decade — 46% of Katera's all-time total
1970s111980s721990s2532000s2042010s11

Katera by state

Where Katera concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Katera
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%
Michigan share of Katera's total US births 3.1%
Even split

17 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katera?
551 babies have been named Katera since 1974. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1998 with 74 births.
When was Katera most popular?
Katera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Katera most popular?
The top states for the name Katera are Michigan (17 births), Illinois (12 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Katera been used?
Katera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 41 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Katera?
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.

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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, 1974–2014 (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.