Recorded 1968–2005 Girls' name Peak 2000 196 births

Katura — girls' name

196 babies named Katura in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s451980s711990s462000s24

The verdict

196 girls have been named Katura since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.

196
total births
1968–2005
years on record
1980s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

2000
Single peak year

13 babies were named Katura in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katura

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Katura between 1968 and 2005, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katura currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katura performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Katura shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katura 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 196 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.

Katura at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

196

Since 1968

38 years of records

Peak year

2000

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1968

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2005

Katura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1968

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 20051998199219881983197919741968 5

Katura by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
71 births that decade — 36% of Katura's all-time total
1960s101970s451980s711990s462000s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katura?
196 babies have been named Katura since 1968. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
When was Katura most popular?
Katura was most popular in the 1980s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Katura been used?
Katura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 38 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Katura?
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.

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, 1968–2005 (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.