Girls' name · since 1940
Katrinka
Katrinka has 503 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 503
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
503 girls have been named Katrinka since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katrinka has been recorded 503 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1992.
- #11,820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 503 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katrinka ranks #11,820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 503 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 503
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Katrinka's 503 recorded births place it above 83.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katrinka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katrinka's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katrinka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1992
- Peak year (1954)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Katrinka by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (161 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Katrinka's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Katrinka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
161 births
- 1960s
1960s
136 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 161 births (32% of all-time use).
How Katrinka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Katrinka's total volume
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What to do with Katrinka's data
- Katrinka's decade-level peak was the 1950s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katrinka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1940–1992 (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 Katrinka 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.