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Katniss

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Katniss has been given to about 209 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 207
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Katniss per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 38
  • Born in 20257
  • All time209

How popular is Katniss?

Its best year was 2014, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 3960th. The typical living American called Katniss is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Katniss

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Karis0.67
  2. Candis0.64
  3. Kathi0.63
  4. Katlin0.63
  5. Kati0.63
  6. Katie0.58
  7. Kathie0.58
  8. Katia0.58

Middle names for Katniss

Ranked by flow score
  1. Katniss Anne0.81
  2. Katniss Eve0.80
  3. Katniss Elizabeth0.78
  4. Katniss Catherine0.78
  5. Katniss Josephine0.78
  6. Katniss Rose0.77

Sibling names for Katniss

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Coralinesister · 0.80
  2. Neriahsister · 0.80
  3. Seraphinasister · 0.79
  4. Lochlanbrother · 0.79
  5. Aaravbrother · 0.78
  6. Westynbrother · 0.77

Where Katniss is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Katniss Anderson0.77
    2. Katniss Reyes0.72
    3. Katniss Nguyen0.72
    4. Katniss Moore0.72
    5. Katniss Lee0.72
    6. Katniss Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Katniss

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.