Recorded 1948–2002 Girls' name Peak 1975 319 births

Katricia — girls' name

319 babies named Katricia in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s61960s251970s1161980s951990s652000s6
1970s
Peak decade

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

1975
Single peak year

16 babies were named Katricia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katricia

The Social Security Administration has registered 319 babies named Katricia between 1948 and 2002, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katricia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katricia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Katricia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katricia 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 319 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.

Katricia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

319

Since 1948

55 years of records

Peak year

1975

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1948

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2002

Katricia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1948

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1975)
16
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 20021994198919841979197419691948 6

Katricia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
116 births that decade — 36% of Katricia's all-time total
1940s61950s61960s251970s1161980s951990s652000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katricia?
319 babies have been named Katricia since 1948. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1975 with 16 births.
When was Katricia most popular?
Katricia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Katricia been used?
Katricia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 55 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Katricia?
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, 1948–2002 (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.