Girl · #14,553 in 2026

Katrena

Name: Popularity of the name Katrena in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Katrena, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Krútňava is an opera in six scenes by Eugen Suchoň written in the 1940s to a libretto by the composer and Štefan Hoza, based on a novella, Za vyšným mlynom by Milo Urban. The opera was premiered at the Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava, on 10 December 1949.

Current Rank

#14,553

Peak Rank

#1,379 (1972)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1929

First Year

2014

Last Year

1972

Peak Year

#1379

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Katrena

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

Suchoň was invited in 1940 to write an opera for the Slovak National Theatre. In 1941 he read Urban's novella Beyond the Upper Mill , a story of love and murder set in the Slovak countryside in the years after World War I , which immediately inspired him. Urban himself however refused to collaborate on the libretto, writing in 1958 that the dramatization risked losing some of the ambiguities he had deliberately created in the book (e.g. the paternity of the heroine's baby). Suchoň's original conception was to write the opera using two different styles - a quasi- impressionist style to accompan

The Story of Katrena

Katrena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1929, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 72 Katrenas were born — ranking #1,379 that year. As of 2026, Katrena ranks #14,553 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Katrenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Katrena

Phonetically similar names — useful when Katrena is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Katrena

What does the name Katrena mean?

How popular is Katrena in 2026?

In 2026, Katrena ranks #14,553 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Katrena most popular?

Katrena reached its peak popularity in 1972, ranking #1,379 that year with 72 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Katrena most popular?

Katrena has historically been most popular in Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Katrena.

Is Katrena a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Katrena is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Katrena?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Katrena include Ellinor, Randall, Monisha. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Katrena

Katrena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Katrena's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #1,379. Use the chart and map above to compare Katrena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.