Recorded 1975–1983 Girls' name Peak 1979 45 births

Catisha — girls' name

45 babies named Catisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s12
1970s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Catisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Catisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Catisha between 1975 and 1983, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Catisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catisha 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 45 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.

Catisha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

45

Since 1975

9 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1975

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1983

Catisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1975

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 198319811979197819771975 8

Catisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 73% of Catisha's all-time total
1970s331980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catisha?
45 babies have been named Catisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Catisha most popular?
Catisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Catisha been used?
Catisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 9 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Catisha?
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, 1975–1983 (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.