Recorded 1982–2005 Girls' name Peak 1998 240 births

Katerra — girls' name

240 babies named Katerra in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s431990s1252000s72

The verdict

240 girls have been named Katerra since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

240
total births
1982–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Katerra was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

29 babies were named Katerra in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katerra

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Katerra between 1982 and 2005, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katerra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katerra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Katerra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katerra 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 240 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.

Katerra at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

240

Since 1982

24 years of records

Peak year

1998

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1982

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2005

Katerra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1982

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1998)
29
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
010203040 200520021999199619931990198719841982 5

Katerra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
125 births that decade — 52% of Katerra's all-time total
1980s431990s1252000s72

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katerra?
240 babies have been named Katerra since 1982. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1998 with 29 births.
When was Katerra most popular?
Katerra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Katerra been used?
Katerra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 24 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Katerra?
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, 1982–2005 (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.