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Katara

Girl

Meaning of Katara: American: 'invented name'

Katara is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3414th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3414

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,479

First recorded 1971 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 30 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 45 babies20102011: 54 babies2012: 39 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 41 babies2020: 63 babies20202021: 65 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 59 babies2024: 69 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Katara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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