US rank #12423 Girls' name Peak 1998 369 births

Catia — #12423 US girls' name

369 babies named Catia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s581990s842000s1122010s602020s45
#12423
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Catia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

16 babies were named Catia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catia

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Catia between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catia currently holds the #12423 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Catia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Catia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catia 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 369 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.

Catia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

369

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1998

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,423

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Catia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 202420192013200620011996198919831975 5

Catia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 30% of Catia's all-time total
1970s101980s581990s842000s1122010s602020s45

Catia by state

Where Catia concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Catia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.6%
Texas share of Catia's total US births 1.6%

6 of 369 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catia?
369 babies have been named Catia since 1975. It currently ranks #12423 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 16 births.
When was Catia most popular?
Catia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Catia most popular?
The top states for the name Catia are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Catia been used?
Catia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Catia?
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.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.