US Name Trends

Katrina

A German and Dutch form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterine.

1980peak year
No. 87best rank (1982)
101,731babies since 1880
outside top 1000 in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Katrina per year — peak 3,397▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Katrina first shows up in the national records in 1895. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 6 different years between 1979 and 1986. Its biggest year was 1980, when 3,397 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 90 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1982, at No. 87. All told, 101,731 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

Related names

Other spellings on record: Catrina (10,150), Katarina (9,357), Katerina (8,021), Catarina (3,965), Caterina (3,017), Katrena (1,422) (total births since 1880)

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1890s11No. 1385
1900s42No. 1298
1910s148No. 1540
1920s212No. 1541
1930s298No. 1009
1940s743No. 698
1950s3,812No. 354
1960s12,279No. 180
1970s24,292No. 99
1980s28,828No. 87
1990s18,401No. 127
2000s9,521No. 236
2010s2,198No. 856
2020s708No. 1398

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.