Recorded 1976–1988 Girls' name Peak 1983 29 births

Catessa — girls' name

29 babies named Catessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s19
1980s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Catessa was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Catessa in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Catessa between 1976 and 1988, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catessa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Catessa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catessa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Catessa at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

29

Since 1976

13 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1976

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1988

Catessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1976

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Catessa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 66% of Catessa's all-time total
1970s101980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catessa?
29 babies have been named Catessa since 1976. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Catessa most popular?
Catessa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Catessa been used?
Catessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 13 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Catessa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.