girl's name
Katana
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,040
Katana is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 79 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 73,676 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1958.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Katana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 33 |
| 1980s | 43 |
| 1990s | 255 |
| 2000s | 486 |
| 2010s | 558 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 384 |
How popular is Katana?
In 2025, Katana was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Katana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Katana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Katana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Katana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Katana
How popular is the name Katana?
In 2025, Katana was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Katana a girl's or a boy's name?
Katana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Katana?
Katana has 3 syllables.
When was Katana most popular?
Katana peaked in 2023, when 79 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Katana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Katana currently ranks #2,621 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.