Recorded 1978–2002 Girls' name Peak 2000 67 births

Katira — girls' name

67 babies named Katira in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s151990s242000s22

The verdict

67 girls have been named Katira since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

67
total births
1978–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Katira was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Katira in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katira

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Katira between 1978 and 2002, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Katira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Katira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katira 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 67 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.

Katira at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

67

Since 1978

25 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1978

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2002

Katira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1978

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Katira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 36% of Katira's all-time total
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Katira by state

Where Katira concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Katira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 7.5%
New York share of Katira's total US births 7.5%

5 of 67 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katira?
67 babies have been named Katira since 1978. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Katira most popular?
Katira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Katira most popular?
The top states for the name Katira are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Katira been used?
Katira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 25 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Katira?
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.

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, 1978–2002 (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.