Recorded 1980–2003 Girls' name Peak 1996 34 births

Cathia — girls' name

34 babies named Cathia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s142000s6
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cathia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cathia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cathia

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Cathia between 1980 and 2003, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cathia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathia 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 34 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.

Cathia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

34

Since 1980

24 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1980

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2003

Cathia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1980

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Cathia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 41% of Cathia's all-time total
1980s141990s142000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathia?
34 babies have been named Cathia since 1980. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Cathia most popular?
Cathia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Cathia been used?
Cathia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 24 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Cathia?
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, 1980–2003 (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.