Girls' name · since 1948
Katricia
Katricia has 319 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 319
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Katricia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 319 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katricia has been recorded 319 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2002.
- #15,412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 319 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katricia ranks #15,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 319 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 319
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Katricia's 319 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katricia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katricia's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katricia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2002
- Peak year (1975)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Katricia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (116 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Katricia's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Katricia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 116 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Katricia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Katricia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1948–2002 (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 Katricia 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.