US rank #6018 Girls' name Peak 2018 296 births

Kathalina — #6018 US girls' name

296 babies named Kathalina in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s122000s262010s1552020s98
#6018
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2018
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kathalina in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathalina

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Kathalina between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathalina currently holds the #6018 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathalina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kathalina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kathalina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathalina 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 296 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.

Kathalina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

296

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2018

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,018

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kathalina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
29
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200419921980 5

Kathalina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
155 births that decade — 52% of Kathalina's all-time total
1980s51990s122000s262010s1552020s98

Kathalina by state

Where Kathalina concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kathalina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
49 16.6%
#2 California
15 5.1%
Texas share of Kathalina's total US births 16.6%
Even split

49 of 296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathalina?
296 babies have been named Kathalina since 1980. It currently ranks #6018 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 29 births.
When was Kathalina most popular?
Kathalina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Kathalina most popular?
The top states for the name Kathalina are Texas (49 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Kathalina been used?
Kathalina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kathalina?
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, 1980–2024 (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.