Girls' name · since 1972
Ketina
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Ketina, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 63
- total births
- 1972–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Ketina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 63 have been recorded since 1972.
Ketina has 63 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1979.
- 63 total births
- 1972–1979 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Ketina's 63 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Ketina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ketina's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ketina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1979
- Peak year (1972)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Ketina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Ketina's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ketina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 63 births (100% of all-time use).
Ketina by state
Where Ketina concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 7.9% |
5 of 63 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, 1972–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Ketina: Baby Name Since 1972 - 63 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ketina. 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 Ketina 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.