Recorded 1970–1979 Girls' name Peak 1974 38 births

Catonya — girls' name

38 babies named Catonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s38
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Catonya was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

8 babies were named Catonya in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Catonya between 1970 and 1979, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catonya 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 38 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.

Catonya at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

38

Since 1970

10 years of records

Peak year

1974

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1970

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1979

Catonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1970

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1974)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 197919751974197319721970 6

Catonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 100% of Catonya's all-time total
1970s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catonya?
38 babies have been named Catonya since 1970. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1974 with 8 births.
When was Catonya most popular?
Catonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Catonya been used?
Catonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 10 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Catonya?
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, 1970–1979 (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.