Girls' name · since 1964
Katinka
17 babies named Katinka in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Katinka since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Katinka recorded 17 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1992.
- #47,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1964
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katinka ranks #47,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1964, peaking in the 1960s.
- #47,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
Katinka's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katinka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katinka's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katinka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1992
- Peak year (1964)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Katinka by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (7 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Katinka's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Katinka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Katinka's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Katinka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1964–1992 (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 Katinka 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.