Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1994

Katarina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,788 Trend ↓ Falling 20%
Rank 2025
#1,788
among girls · ↓40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
113
named Katarina · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,224
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1994
523 babies
All-time total
9,357
#1,755 all-time among girls
First recorded
1958
in Social Security records

Katarina popularity over time

9,357 babies have been named Katarina 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1994Girls

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 5 1 – #6,517
1960s 53 5 +960% #3,646
1970s 148 15 +179% #3,495
1980s 553 55 +274% #963
1990s 3,553 355 +542% #477
2000s 2,703 270 -24% #646
2010s 1,571 157 -42% #1,265
2020s (to 2025) 771 129 -18% #1,404

Where Katarina 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 110 0.07 outside top 500
2027 107 0.07 outside top 500
2028 105 0.07 outside top 500
2029 103 0.06 outside top 500
2030 101 0.06 outside top 500

Where Katarina is most popular

Girls named Katarina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.076 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Pennsylvania, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Katarina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 51 0.119 +57%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 +34%
California 82 0.098 +29%
Texas 72 0.090 +18%
Illinois 20 0.087 +15%
Washington 12 0.083 +10%
Michigan 14 0.077 ≈ national
New York 29 0.073 ≈ national
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -23%
Ohio 13 0.055 -28%
Colorado 5 0.045 -41%
Arizona 6 0.043 -44%
Georgia 6 0.026 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Katarina

Katarina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,788 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1958, 9,357 American babies have been named Katarina. Its peak came in 1994, when 523 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Katarina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Katarina?

The median living Katarina is about 24 years old; half are between 15 and 31. An estimated 9,200 people named Katarina are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Katarina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 113 #1,788
2024 116 #1,748
2023 108 #1,861
2022 128 #1,654
2021 150 #1,433
2020 156 #1,404
2019 143 #1,518
2018 134 #1,604
2017 141 #1,557
2016 168 #1,390
2015 175 #1,359
2014 187 #1,282
2013 188 #1,265
2012 140 #1,563
2011 164 #1,399
2010 131 #1,638
2009 149 #1,524
2008 202 #1,245
2007 204 #1,226
2006 225 #1,116
2005 260 #952
2004 287 #857
2003 292 #836
2002 335 #728
2001 362 #689
2000 387 #646
1995 446 #535
1990 140 #1,211
1985 36 #2,677
1980 11 #6,090
1975 17 #3,843
1970 18 #3,495
1965 6 #6,128
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Katarina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Katarina Johnson-Thompson Katarina Johnson-Thompson British heptathlete (born 1993) Contemporary
  2. 2 Katarina Witt Katarina Witt German figure skater (born 1965) Contemporary
  3. 3 Katarina Barley Katarina Barley German politician (born 1968) Contemporary
  4. 4 Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik Slovenian tennis player b. 1981 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Katarina Frostenson Katarina Frostenson Swedish poet and writer (born 1953) Contemporary
  6. 6 Katarina Ivanovska Katarina Ivanovska Macedonian model and actress b. 1988 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Katarina Bulatović Katarina Bulatović Montenegrin handball player (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Katarina?

The median living Katarina is about 24 years old. Half of all living Katarinas are between 15 and 31 years old.

How many people named Katarina are alive today?

An estimated 9,200 people named Katarina are alive in the United States, based on 9,357 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Katarina in 2025?

Katarina ranked #1,788 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Katarina?

9,357 babies have been named Katarina in the United States since 1958, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Katarina most popular?

Katarina peaked in 1994, when 523 newborns received the name.

Is Katarina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Katarina rising or falling?

Katarina is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Katarina become more popular?

Katarina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 101 girls named Katarina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Katarina?

Well-known people named Katarina include Katarina Johnson-Thompson (athlete), Katarina Witt (skater), Katarina Barley (politician).

Names like Katarina

Names that sound and feel close to Katarina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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