US rank #11214 Unisex name Peak 2002 467 births

Katrell — #11214 US boys' name

467 babies named Katrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s811990s1152000s1602010s642020s34
#11214
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Katrell was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

21 babies were named Katrell in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Katrell between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Katrell currently holds the #11214 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Katrell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 43 additional births since 1971.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katrell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Katrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Katrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katrell 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 467 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.

Katrell at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

467

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2002

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,214

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Katrell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
21
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 20242017200920031997199019831978 8

Katrell popularity over time — girls

43 total births recorded since 1971 (Katrell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 43 births
456789 1992198819821981197719741971 5

Katrell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
160 births that decade — 34% of Katrell's all-time total
1970s131980s811990s1152000s1602010s642020s34

Katrell by state

Where Katrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Katrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
5 1.1%
Maryland share of Katrell's total US births 1.1%

5 of 467 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katrell?
467 babies have been named Katrell since 1978. It currently ranks #11214 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 21 births.
When was Katrell most popular?
Katrell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Katrell most popular?
The top states for the name Katrell are Maryland (5 births).
Is Katrell a unisex name?
Yes, Katrell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 467 births, and as a girl's name it has 43 births.
How long has the name Katrell been used?
Katrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Katrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Katherine, Kathleen, Kathryn, Kato, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.