Unisex name · since 1978
Katrell
Katrell has 474 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 474
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Katrell currently ranks #9959 among unisex names in America, with 474 babies recorded since 1978.
Katrell has 474 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9959 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #8,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,959 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 474 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katrell ranks #8,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,959 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 474 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 474
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Katrell's 474 recorded births place it above 82.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Katrell compares
474 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Katrell's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katrell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 474 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Katrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katrell splits its recorded history at 2001: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katrell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Katrell popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 1971 (Katrell as girls' name)
Katrell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (160 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Katrell's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Katrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 160 births (34% of all-time use).
Katrell by state
Where Katrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 474 births nationwide.
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What to do with Katrell's data
- Katrell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Katrells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Katrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Katrell 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.