How Many People Are Named Kata?
An estimated 51 people in the United States have the first name Kata. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Kata peaked in popularity in 1994 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kata as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kata paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kata is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
51
About 1 in 6,720,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1994
6 births
Total Registered
53
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kata
Kata is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 53 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kata as a female name
Ranked #18,175 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1994 (6 births)
Kata: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kata span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 22 babies were registered. Kata has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kata by Decade
How has Kata tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kata + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kata as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kata
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kata: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kata?
We estimate approximately 51 people named Kata are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,720,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Kata a common name?
Kata is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 53 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kata most popular?
Kata reached peak popularity in 1994, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kata is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kata a female name?
Kata is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kata Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kata Smith, Kata Johnson, Kata Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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