Katrina
#2,214 for girls in 2025, 83 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #6,372
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1982 · 3,322 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 101,493since 1895
Katrina over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,214 | 83 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,622 | 128 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,850 | 108 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,961 | 100 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,398 | 156 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,578 | 133 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,516 | 143 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,520 | 143 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,224 | 196 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,241 | 196 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,131 | 225 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,092 | 233 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,030 | 242 | — | |
| 2012 | #939 | 272 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,054 | 234 | — | |
| 2010 | #856 | 314 | — | |
| 2009 | #814 | 347 | — | |
| 2008 | #710 | 420 | — | |
| 2007 | #592 | 505 | — | |
| 2006 | #379 | 855 | — | |
| 2005 | #247 | 1,328 | — | |
| 2004 | #281 | 1,174 | — | |
| 2003 | #274 | 1,143 | — | |
| 2002 | #280 | 1,115 | — | |
| 2001 | #251 | 1,277 | — | |
| 2000 | #236 | 1,357 | — | |
| 1999 | #244 | 1,293 | — | |
| 1998 | #235 | 1,297 | — | |
| 1997 | #207 | 1,411 | — | |
| 1996 | #191 | 1,543 | — | |
| 1995 | #181 | 1,667 | — | |
| 1994 | #163 | 1,924 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #154 | 2,036 | — | |
| 1992 | #131 | 2,526 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #140 | 2,225 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #127 | 2,479 | — | |
| 1989 | #114 | 2,624 | #3,325 | 17 |
| 1988 | #110 | 2,577 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #105 | 2,613 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #99 | 2,828 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #93 | 2,978 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1984 | #105 | 2,630 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | #108 | 2,602 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #87 | 3,322 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #95 | 3,257 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #90 | 3,397 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #99 | 2,998 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #122 | 2,439 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1977 | #126 | 2,296 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #110 | 2,366 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #131 | 2,130 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #126 | 2,278 | — | |
| 1973 | #118 | 2,522 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #116 | 2,751 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #139 | 2,299 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #151 | 2,213 | — | |
| 1969 | #180 | 1,791 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #207 | 1,463 | — | |
| 1967 | #212 | 1,434 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #229 | 1,309 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #239 | 1,286 | — | |
| 1964 | #260 | 1,178 | — | |
| 1963 | #276 | 1,079 | — | |
| 1962 | #271 | 1,092 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #316 | 877 | — | |
| 1960 | #344 | 770 | — | |
| 1959 | #368 | 673 | — | |
| 1958 | #354 | 679 | — | |
| 1957 | #424 | 487 | — | |
| 1956 | #442 | 430 | — | |
| 1955 | #488 | 346 | — | |
| 1954 | #532 | 278 | — | |
| 1953 | #519 | 272 | — | |
| 1952 | #534 | 255 | — | |
| 1951 | #609 | 199 | — | |
| 1950 | #602 | 193 | — | |
| 1949 | #698 | 147 | — | |
| 1948 | #832 | 111 | — | |
| 1947 | #909 | 95 | — | |
| 1946 | #864 | 92 | — | |
| 1945 | #994 | 60 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,062 | 54 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,143 | 50 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,153 | 47 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,013 | 52 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,242 | 35 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,009 | 49 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,234 | 34 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,263 | 32 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,224 | 34 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,815 | 20 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,837 | 21 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,897 | 21 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,577 | 28 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,604 | 25 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,708 | 21 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,050 | 15 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,665 | 16 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Katrina! It came in at #1,592, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1896, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Katrina is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#39 · 1 in 190
- Alabama#43 · 1 in 205
- Arkansas#55 · 1 in 254
- Maine#56 · 1 in 254
- Montana#59 · 1 in 260
Best ever in a state: #33 in District of Columbia, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #39 | 82 | 1 in 190 |
| Alabama | #43 | 112 | 1 in 205 |
| Arkansas | #55 | 51 | 1 in 254 |
| Maine | #56 | 24 | 1 in 254 |
| Montana | #59 | 18 | 1 in 260 |
| Vermont | #60 | 11 | 1 in 224 |
| Alaska | #61 | 12 | 1 in 223 |
| South Carolina | #63 | 65 | 1 in 265 |
| District of Columbia | #64 | 22 | 1 in 253 |
| Nevada | #65 | 14 | 1 in 266 |
| Georgia | #72 | 94 | 1 in 358 |
| Tennessee | #72 | 79 | 1 in 361 |
| Oregon | #77 | 45 | 1 in 373 |
| Louisiana | #78 | 81 | 1 in 361 |
| Maryland | #81 | 52 | 1 in 374 |
| Virginia | #81 | 79 | 1 in 369 |
| Washington | #81 | 65 | 1 in 390 |
| New Mexico | #82 | 23 | 1 in 377 |
| Florida | #84 | 122 | 1 in 384 |
| Delaware | #86 | 9 | 1 in 306 |
| Illinois | #89 | 173 | 1 in 432 |
| New Hampshire | #89 | 13 | 1 in 371 |
| Arizona | #91 | 44 | 1 in 406 |
| North Carolina | #91 | 78 | 1 in 421 |
| Idaho | #95 | 17 | 1 in 406 |
| Michigan | #95 | 125 | 1 in 477 |
| Nebraska | #96 | 25 | 1 in 412 |
| Oklahoma | #96 | 40 | 1 in 463 |
| Colorado | #105 | 41 | 1 in 455 |
| Missouri | #105 | 60 | 1 in 538 |
| Utah | #106 | 35 | 1 in 459 |
| Kansas | #107 | 30 | 1 in 479 |
| Wisconsin | #109 | 59 | 1 in 519 |
| Wyoming | #111 | 7 | 1 in 409 |
| Indiana | #114 | 65 | 1 in 557 |
| Minnesota | #117 | 50 | 1 in 556 |
| Ohio | #119 | 122 | 1 in 591 |
| Connecticut | #121 | 27 | 1 in 545 |
| Kentucky | #121 | 44 | 1 in 557 |
| West Virginia | #121 | 22 | 1 in 554 |
| California | #122 | 285 | 1 in 573 |
| New York | #128 | 159 | 1 in 622 |
| Texas | #133 | 171 | 1 in 650 |
| Pennsylvania | #134 | 101 | 1 in 677 |
| Hawaii | #135 | 10 | 1 in 476 |
| South Dakota | #136 | 8 | 1 in 587 |
| New Jersey | #138 | 56 | 1 in 664 |
| North Dakota | #144 | 7 | 1 in 660 |
| Massachusetts | #162 | 38 | 1 in 807 |
| Iowa | #174 | 21 | 1 in 938 |
| Rhode Island | #186 | 5 | 1 in 894 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Katrina
- 592 spots since 2024 (#1,622 → #2,214)
- 636 spots since 2020 (#1,578 → #2,214)
- 1,083 spots since 2015 (#1,131 → #2,214)
- Biggest jump: 134 spots in 1949 (#832 → #698)
- Biggest drop: 213 spots in 2007 (#379 → #592)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1982 at #87 (3,322 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1979–1982
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1945–2010
- Highest: 1 in 489 girls born in 1980 were named Katrina (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,365 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #87 in 1982, was only 1 in 510 (0.20%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.4% of all girls named Katrina (28,828) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,385 (1897) | #1,489 |
| 1900s | 42 | #1,298 (1905) | #1,623 |
| 1910s | 148 | #1,540 (1912) | #1,863 |
| 1920s | 212 | #1,541 (1926) | #1,915 |
| 1930s | 298 | #1,009 (1939) | #1,391 |
| 1940s | 743 | #698 (1949) | #991 |
| 1950s | 3,812 | #354 (1958) | #487 |
| 1960s | 12,279 | #180 (1969) | #253 |
| 1970s | 24,292 | #99 (1979) | #124 |
| 1980s | 28,828 | #87 (1982) | #101 |
| 1990s | 18,401 | #127 (1990) | #177 |
| 2000s | 9,521 | #236 (2000) | #406 |
| 2010s | 2,198 | #856 (2010) | #1,160 |
| 2020s | 708 | #1,398 (2021) | #1,771 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Katrina in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 535 of them was named Katrina, which outranked 99.2% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 172,154 of them was named Katrina, which outranked 46.1% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,569Wilfrido11
- #3,569Wyman11
- #3,569Zoran11
- #3,810Katrina10
- #3,810Abimael10
- #3,810Adell10
- #3,810Adrienne10
- #4,068Abdur9
- #4,068Abelino9
- #4,068Ajit9
Tied with 257 names at #3,810; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.