How Many People Are Named Katniss?
An estimated 200 people in the United States have the first name Katniss. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Katniss peaked in popularity in 2014 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katniss 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 Katniss paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
200
About 1 in 1,713,772 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2014
38 births
Total Registered
201
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katniss
Katniss is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 201 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katniss as a female name
Ranked #11,593 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (38 births)
Katniss: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katniss span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 149 babies were registered. While Katniss is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Katniss by Decade
How has Katniss 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.
Katniss by State
Katniss + Last Name Combinations
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Katniss: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katniss?
We estimate approximately 200 people named Katniss 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 1,713,772 Americans share this first name.
Is Katniss a common name?
Katniss is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 201 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katniss most popular?
Katniss reached peak popularity in 2014, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katniss is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katniss a female name?
Katniss is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katniss Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katniss Smith, Katniss Johnson, Katniss 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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