Katana
Girl name · #3404 in 2025 · Uniqueness 81/100
In 2025, 45 baby girls were named Katana, placing it at #3404 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2712, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Katana.
The 67-year story
Katana first appears in the Social Security records in 1958, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 79 babies and a rank of #2314. 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.
Babies named Katana per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Katana in class?
Katana scores 81 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Katana will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Katana is most common
State-level data for Katana is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Katana
Statistically, parents drawn to Katana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Eleana, Leiana, Yohana, Kaliana, and Jiana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Katana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 69 | #2559 |
| 2023 | 79 | #2314 |
| 2022 | 66 | #2639 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2533 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2890 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2784 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2610 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2779 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3010 |
| 2015 | 65 | #2712 |
| 2014 | 56 | #3005 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3267 |
| 2012 | 53 | #3134 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3350 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3516 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2826 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3779 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2930 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3854 |
| 2005 | 45 | #3366 |
| 2004 | 63 | #2620 |
| 2003 | 49 | #3043 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3810 |
| 2001 | 44 | #3142 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Katana a popular girl name?
Katana ranked #3404 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2712.
When was the name Katana most popular?
Katana peaked in 2023, when 79 American girls received the name (ranked #2314 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Katana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Katana. It scores 81/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
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.