Katniss is the English common name of the edible aquatic plant *Sagittaria* — also called "arrowhead" or "duck-potato" — chosen by Suzanne Collins for her heroine to evoke wilderness, food gathering, and Diana the huntress. **Katniss Everdeen of District 12** — protagonist of Suzanne Collins's *The Hunger Games* trilogy (2008-2010), the **most popular American young adult dystopian series of the 21st century, with over 100 million copies sold**. **Portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the four-film adaptation (2012-2015)** that grossed over $2.97 billion globally. **The name has been steadily entering US baby-name records since 2012**, peaking at around 150 births per year. **A modern feminist warrior archetype**.
Subject of Collins's *The Hunger Games* (2008), *Catching Fire*, and *Mockingjay*.
Katniss reduces to three — the number of Hunger Games heroine.