Katana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,427

among girls · ↓854 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Katana · -35% vs 2024

How common

1 in 35,717

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

79 babies

All-time total

1,771

#5,114 all-time among girls

First recorded

1958

in Social Security records

Katana popularity over time

1,771 babies have been named Katana since 1958, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	7	1	–	#5,137
1960s	5	1	-29%	#7,030
1970s	33	3	+560%	#6,649
1980s	43	4	+30%	#6,736
1990s	255	26	+493%	#2,593
2000s	486	49	+91%	#2,631
2010s	558	56	+15%	#2,632
2020s (to 2025)	384	64	+15%	#2,326

Where Katana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	45	0.03	outside top 500
2027	45	0.03	outside top 500
2028	45	0.03	outside top 500
2029	44	0.03	outside top 500
2030	44	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Katana

Katana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,427 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1958, 1,771 American babies have been named Katana. Its peak came in 2023, when 79 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Katana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Katana?

The median living Katana is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 23. An estimated 1,800 people named Katana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Katana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	45	#3,427
2024	69	#2,573
2023	79	#2,326
2022	66	#2,649
2021	69	#2,545
2020	56	#2,914
2019	60	#2,799
2018	66	#2,632
2017	61	#2,805
2016	55	#3,038
2015	65	#2,729
2014	56	#3,028
2013	49	#3,291
2012	53	#3,146
2011	48	#3,381
2010	45	#3,545
2009	62	#2,838
2008	42	#3,815
2007	61	#2,949
2006	39	#3,891
2005	45	#3,385
2004	63	#2,631
2003	49	#3,069
2002	34	#3,849
2001	44	#3,168
2000	47	#2,997
1995	24	#4,280
1990	14	#6,279
1985	5	#11,473
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	7	#6,649
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Katana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Katana?

The median living Katana is about 14 years old. Half of all living Katanas are between 6 and 23 years old.

How many people named Katana are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Katana are alive in the United States, based on 1,771 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Katana in 2025?

Katana ranked #3,427 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Katana?

1,771 babies have been named Katana in the United States since 1958, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Katana most popular?

Katana peaked in 2023, when 79 newborns received the name.

Is Katana a boy or girl name?

Katana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Katana rising or falling?

Katana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Katana become more popular?

Katana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Katana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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