Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1976
Catessa
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.
- 29
- total births
- 1976–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Catessa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1976.
Catessa has 29 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1988.
- 29 total births
- 1976–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Catessa since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 29
- total births
- 1976–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
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.
Catessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Catessa splits its recorded history at 1983: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Catessa at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Catessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1988
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Catessa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Catessa's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Catessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Catessa? ▼
Catessa has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 7 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Catessa go back to 1976, giving 13 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Catessa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Catessa: Baby Name Since 1976 - 29 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/catessa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Catessa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.