Katera
Feminine
Katera is a three-syllable name with the Kat- of Katherine and a soft -era ending. It is bright and modern, an American build.
How old is the name Katera?
Katera first appears in US birth records in 1974 — 51 years ago. The typical Katera alive today was born around 1998, making them about 27 years old. About 500 people named Katera are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Katera most popular?
Katera peaked in 1998, reaching #2013 nationally. See the whole 1998 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Katera
Katherine has given English more short forms and offshoots than almost any other name, and families kept making new ones from its first syllable. Katera joins that Kat- to a gentle -era ending, a name built for the sound of it. It is recent and rare, and it carries only the meaning its family gives it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Katera. It may be built on Kat- from Katherine or sit near Katrina and Kiara, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Katera
kuh-TAIR-uh
Stress on the middle syllable. Some families say KAT-er-uh.
Nicknames for Katera
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1974
- Most girls named
- 199874 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2013reached in 1998
- Change vs 2011
- +20.0%6 in 2014, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kateras among us
people named Katera are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Katera sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a bright, modern rhythm.
- Kat and Tera give two short forms.
- It will be spelled Katara or Kateria.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kateras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Katera are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Katera in 2025?
- Katera is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Katera with classmates?
- Katera will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with K, all years combined.
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