Girls' name · since 1988
Ketara
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 74 babies named Ketara, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 74
- total births
- 1988–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
Ketara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 74 recorded since 1988.
Ketara has 74 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2002.
- 74 total births
- 1988–2002 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 85% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Ketara's 74 recorded births place it above 58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ketara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ketara's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ketara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2002
- Peak year (2001)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Ketara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Ketara's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Ketara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (85% of all-time use).
Ketara by state
Where Ketara concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 74 births nationwide.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Ketara: Baby Name Since 1988 - 74 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ketara. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ketara 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 July 2026.