Girls' name · since 1980
Kathalina
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 337 babies named Kathalina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
337 babies have been named Kathalina since 1980, making it today's #3669 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathalina has been recorded 337 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #3669 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #14,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,669 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 337 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathalina ranks #14,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,669 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 337 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kathalina's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kathalina compares
337 47th percentile among 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
Kathalina's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kathalina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 337 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kathalina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathalina splits its recorded history at 2014: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathalina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Kathalina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (155 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Kathalina's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kathalina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 155 births (46% of all-time use).
Kathalina by state
Where Kathalina concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 18.1% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 7.4% |
61 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kathalina's data
- Kathalina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (139) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kathalinas (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathalina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Kathalina 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.