Recorded 1962–2018 Girls' name Peak 1979 2,198 births

Katrice — girls' name

2,198 babies named Katrice in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1701970s6781980s7961990s3722000s1382010s44
1980s
Peak decade

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

1979
Single peak year

96 babies were named Katrice in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katrice

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,198 babies named Katrice between 1962 and 2018, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katrice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katrice performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 796 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Katrice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 157 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Katrice in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katrice 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 2,198 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.

Katrice at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

2,198

Since 1962

57 years of records

Peak year

1979

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1962

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2018

Katrice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1962

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1979)
96
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Katrice by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
796 births that decade — 36% of Katrice's all-time total
1960s1701970s6781980s7961990s3722000s1382010s44

Katrice by state

Where Katrice concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Katrice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
157 7.1%
#2 Florida
94 4.3%
#3 New York
84 3.8%
#4 Michigan
72 3.3%
#5 California
54 2.5%
#6 Texas
53 2.4%
#7 Louisiana
50 2.3%
#8 Alabama
41 1.9%
Illinois share of Katrice's total US births 7.1%
Even split

157 of 2,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Katrice appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katrice?
2,198 babies have been named Katrice since 1962. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1979 with 96 births.
When was Katrice most popular?
Katrice was most popular in the 1980s decade with 796 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Katrice most popular?
The top states for the name Katrice are Illinois (157 births), Florida (94 births), New York (84 births).
How long has the name Katrice been used?
Katrice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 57 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Katrice?
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.

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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, 1962–2018 (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.