Katara means pure or droplet — from the Greek/Arabic. Avatar: The Last Airbender's Katara IS one of animation's most powerful AND beloved characters — the master waterbender. Three syllables of animation's-most-powerful, master-waterbender, and Greek-Arabic pure-droplet.
Avatar's Katara IS animation's most powerful.The master waterbender.Three syllables with a flowing, Greek sound: kah-TAR-ah.Kat and Ara are both embedded.The most directly water-powerful name.
Katara IS Avatar's master waterbender — one of animation's most powerful AND beloved.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek/Arabic; Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005).
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Today
Katara remains a beloved choice, ranking #3692 in the US. 1,436 babies have been named Katara since 1971.
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How popular is Katara?
2024peak year
Katara reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2024, 69 babies received the name (ranked #2564). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3692), with about 46 babies given the name annually. Katara has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 1,436 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Katara's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — waterbending adventure. People named Katara tend to be flowing, powerful, and gifted at being animation's master waterbender.
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