Girls' name · since 1886
Kathrina
Kathrina has 787 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1886
- 1980s
- peak decade
787 girls have been named Kathrina since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathrina has been recorded 787 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2012.
- #8,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 787 born since 1886
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathrina ranks #8,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 787 born since 1886, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1886
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kathrina's 787 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kathrina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kathrina's full recorded timeline at 1980, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kathrina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2012
- Peak year (1989)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Kathrina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (203 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Kathrina's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kathrina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 203 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kathrina 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 Kathrina's total volume
Kathrina by state
Where Kathrina concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 6.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
50 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kathrina's data
- Kathrina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathrinas (50 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.
Keep exploring Kathrina
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kathrina
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathrina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1886–2012 (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 Kathrina 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.