Katriel
Compound name of Hebrew origin, combining "Keter" meaning "crown" and "El" meaning "God".
Name Census estimates that about 428 living Americans carry the first name Katriel. It is a predominantly female name (92.9% of registrations). The average person named Katriel today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Katriel births was 2010 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Katriel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Katriel with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
428
~ 1 in 800,828 Americans
Peak year
2010
30 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2015 SSA rank
#13,074
Tracked since 1994
Census
Katriel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 428 people with the first name Katriel, which placed it at #23,034 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,034
National first-name rank
People counted
428
428 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Katriel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katriel is White at 44.6%. The next largest groups are Black (22.4%) and Hispanic (14.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Katriel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Katriel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.6% · 191
- Black or African American22.4% · 96
- Hispanic or Latino14.7% · 63
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.2% · 48
- Two or more races6.8% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Katriel
Katriel leans heavily female at 92.9% of total registrations, but 31 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Katriel as a male name
- Ranked #13,074 in 2015
- 5 male births in 2015
- Peak: 2010 (10 births)
Katriel as a female name
- Ranked #14,299 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (26 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Katriel leans strongly female. 362 people counted with this name were female (82.5%), compared with 77 male bearers (17.5%).
Popularity
Katriel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Katriel from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 167 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Katriel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Katriel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Katriels live
Origin
Meaning and history of Katriel
The name Katriel has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is believed to be derived from the Hebrew words "ketoret" (incense) and "El" (God), suggesting a meaning along the lines of "incense of God" or "God's incense." This name likely emerged during ancient times, as incense played a significant role in religious rituals and ceremonies in the Jewish tradition.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Katriel can be found in the Talmud, a central text of Judaism. It is mentioned as the name of a sage who lived during the Mishnaic period, which spanned from the 1st to the 3rd century CE. This suggests that the name has been in use for well over a millennium.
In the Middle Ages, the name Katriel continued to be used within Jewish communities, although it was not particularly common. One notable individual who bore this name was Katriel ben Shlomo, a 12th-century Jewish scholar and philosopher from Narbonne, France.
As time progressed, the name Katriel gained some popularity among Sephardic Jews, particularly in the Ottoman Empire and other parts of the Middle East. One prominent figure was Katriel Yaffe (1616-1689), a renowned Rabbi and Kabbalist from Izmir, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey).
Another individual of note was Katriel Fishel Loewe (1809-1889), a Polish-Jewish scholar and author who was born in Lemberg (now Lviv, Ukraine). He wrote extensively on Jewish law and tradition, contributing to the preservation and dissemination of Jewish knowledge.
In more recent times, the name Katriel has continued to be used, although its frequency has varied across different Jewish communities. One notable bearer of this name was Katriel Katz (1917-2007), an Israeli physicist and academic who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.
Overall, the name Katriel has a rich heritage rooted in ancient Hebrew culture and tradition, with connections to religious practices and scholarly pursuits. While not among the most common names, it has been carried by notable figures throughout Jewish history, reflecting its enduring presence and significance within this cultural context.
People
Katriel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Katriel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Katriel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katriel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 428 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Katriel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 800,828 US residents.
Is Katriel a common name?
We classify Katriel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 434 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Katriel most popular?
The single biggest year for Katriel was 2010, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Katriel is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Katriel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 428 people with the name Katriel, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,034 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Katriel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Katriel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Katriel leans strongly female. 362 people counted with this name were female (82.5%), compared with 77 male bearers (17.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Katriel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katriel is White at 44.6%. The next largest groups are Black (22.4%) and Hispanic (14.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Katriel most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Katriel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.6% (191 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Katriel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Katriel a female name?
Yes, 92.9% of people registered as Katriel in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Katriel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Katriel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Katriel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Katriel?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.