Katara: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,547

among girls · ↓973 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Katara · -38% vs 2024

How common

1 in 37,378

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

69 babies

All-time total

1,479

#5,745 all-time among girls

First recorded

1971

in Social Security records

Katara popularity over time

1,479 babies have been named Katara since 1971, 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	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	109	11	–	#3,220
1980s	214	21	+96%	#2,972
1990s	220	22	+3%	#3,668
2000s	227	23	+3%	#4,235
2010s	355	36	+56%	#3,108
2020s (to 2025)	354	59	+66%	#2,574

Where Katara 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	46	0.03	outside top 500
2027	48	0.03	outside top 500
2028	50	0.03	outside top 500
2029	52	0.03	outside top 500
2030	54	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Katara

Katara is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,547 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 1,479 American babies have been named Katara. Its peak came in 2024, when 69 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 Katara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Katara?

The median living Katara is about 16 years old; half are between 6 and 34. An estimated 1,500 people named Katara 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.

Katara year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	43	#3,547
2024	69	#2,574
2023	59	#2,870
2022	55	#3,012
2021	65	#2,661
2020	63	#2,672
2019	41	#3,689
2018	27	#4,942
2017	31	#4,531
2016	29	#4,785
2015	26	#5,211
2014	20	#6,317
2013	43	#3,609
2012	39	#3,956
2011	54	#3,108
2010	45	#3,546
2009	36	#4,235
2008	31	#4,817
2007	23	#5,993
2006	24	#5,628
2005	12	#9,156
2004	18	#6,627
2003	13	#8,241
2002	19	#6,007
2001	28	#4,379
2000	23	#5,066
1995	13	#6,827
1990	28	#3,754
1985	31	#2,972
1980	20	#3,910
1975	10	#5,730
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Katara?

The median living Katara is about 16 years old. Half of all living Kataras are between 6 and 34 years old.

How many people named Katara are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Katara are alive in the United States, based on 1,479 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Katara in 2025?

Katara ranked #3,547 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Katara?

1,479 babies have been named Katara in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Katara most popular?

Katara peaked in 2024, when 69 newborns received the name.

Is Katara a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Katara rising or falling?

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

Will Katara become more popular?

Katara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 54 girls named Katara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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