Girls' name · since 1981
Katiann
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Katiann, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
27 girls have been named Katiann since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Katiann has 27 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1995.
- #42,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katiann ranks #42,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #42,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katiann's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katiann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katiann's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katiann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1995
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Katiann by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).
1980s was Katiann's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Katiann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
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- Katiann's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Katiann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1981–1995 (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 Katiann 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.