Girls' name · since 1988
Katerin
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,023 babies named Katerin, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,023
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Katerin is the #5629 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,023 recorded since 1988.
Katerin has 1,023 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5629 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #7,400 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,629 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,023 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katerin ranks #7,400 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,629 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,023 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,023
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Katerin's 1,023 recorded births place it above 89.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Katerin compares
1,023 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Katerin's all-time total is 172% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katerin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,023 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katerin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katerin's full recorded timeline at 2007, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katerin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Katerin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (504 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Katerin's strongest decade.
504 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Katerin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 171
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
504 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 504 births (49% of all-time use).
How Katerin 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 Katerin's total volume
Katerin by state
Where Katerin concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 8.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 76 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 71 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 25 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.2% |
86 of 1,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Katerin appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Katerin's data
- Katerin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (504 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katerins (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Katerin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Katerin 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.