Katalina
Girl name · #430 in 2025 · Uniqueness 43/100
Katalina ranks #430 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 720 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #786, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 2,500 girls born in 2025 was named Katalina.
Babies named Katalina per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 54-year story
Katalina first appears in the Social Security records in 1971, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 720 babies and a rank of #430. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Katalina in class?
Katalina scores 43 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Katalina is most common
Geography matters for names, and Katalina is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Katalinas were TX (183), CA (151), FL (48), IL (36), AZ (32). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Katalina
Statistically, parents drawn to Katalina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adelina, Rosalina, Seraphina, Romina, and Evelina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Katalina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 720 | #430 |
| 2024 | 708 | #438 |
| 2023 | 682 | #453 |
| 2022 | 667 | #476 |
| 2021 | 552 | #554 |
| 2020 | 528 | #557 |
| 2019 | 521 | #584 |
| 2018 | 476 | #628 |
| 2017 | 457 | #646 |
| 2016 | 349 | #822 |
| 2015 | 358 | #786 |
| 2014 | 336 | #823 |
| 2013 | 297 | #866 |
| 2012 | 254 | #994 |
| 2011 | 156 | #1446 |
| 2010 | 125 | #1688 |
| 2009 | 142 | #1584 |
| 2008 | 138 | #1635 |
| 2007 | 109 | #1894 |
| 2006 | 101 | #1978 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1894 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1835 |
| 2003 | 72 | #2321 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1866 |
| 2001 | 88 | #1957 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Katalina a popular girl name?
Katalina ranked #430 among girls in 2025 with 720 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #786.
When was the name Katalina most popular?
Katalina peaked in 2025, when 720 American girls received the name (ranked #430 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Katalina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 2,500 newborn American girls was named Katalina. It scores 43/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.