Girls' name · since 2012
Katniss
209 babies named Katniss in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Katniss is the #12849 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 209 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Katniss recorded 209 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #12849 nationally today, ahead of 26% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #19,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,849 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 209 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katniss ranks #19,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,849 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 209 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Katniss's 209 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Katniss compares
209 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Katniss's all-time total is 44% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katniss | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 209 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katniss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katniss's full recorded timeline at 2019, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katniss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Katniss by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (149 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Katniss's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Katniss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 149 births (71% of all-time use).
Katniss by state
Where Katniss concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 5.7% |
16 of 209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Katniss's data
- Katniss's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Katnisss (16 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katniss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Katniss 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.