Girls' name · since 1980
Katora
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 118 babies named Katora, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katora is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 118 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Katora recorded 118 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2011.
- #25,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katora ranks #25,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katora's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katora splits its recorded history at 1992: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2011
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Katora by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Katora's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Katora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Katora's decade-level peak was the 1990s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- 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 Katora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1980–2011 (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 Katora 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.