How Many People Are Named Katarina?
An estimated 9,019 people in the United States have the first name Katarina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Katarina peaked in popularity in 1994 with 523 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katarina 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 Katarina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,019
About 1 in 38,004 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1994
523 births
Total Registered
9,244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katarina
Katarina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,244 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katarina as a female name
Ranked #1,743 in 2024
116 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (523 births)
Katarina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katarina span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,553 babies were registered. Katarina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Katarina by Decade
How has Katarina 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.
Katarina by State
Birth registrations for Katarina span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oklahoma, North Dakota. On average, about 175 Katarinas were registered per state.
Katarina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Katarina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Katarina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katarina?
We estimate approximately 9,019 people named Katarina 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 38,004 Americans share this first name.
Is Katarina a common name?
Katarina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katarina most popular?
Katarina reached peak popularity in 1994, when 523 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katarina is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katarina a female name?
Katarina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katarina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katarina Smith, Katarina Johnson, Katarina 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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