Girls' name · since 1978
Kateria
242 babies named Kateria in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kateria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 242 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kateria has been recorded 242 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 2006.
- #17,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kateria ranks #17,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kateria's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Kateria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kateria's full recorded timeline at 1994, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kateria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2006
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kateria by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (123 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Kateria's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kateria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 123 births (51% of all-time use).
Kateria by state
Where Kateria concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
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- Kateria's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2000s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Katerias (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Kateria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1978–2006 (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 Kateria 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.