Girls' name · since 1963
Ketra
Ketra has 255 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
255 girls have been named Ketra since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ketra has been recorded 255 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1999.
- #17,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 255 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ketra ranks #17,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ketra's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ketra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ketra's full recorded timeline at 1979, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ketra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1999
- Peak year (1975)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ketra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (125 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Ketra's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ketra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 125 births (49% of all-time use).
Ketra by state
Where Ketra concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 255 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ketra's data
- Ketra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ketras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ketra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1963–1999 (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 Ketra 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.