Girls' name · since 1978
Catoya
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Catoya, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Catoya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catoya has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1987.
- #45,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catoya ranks #45,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #45,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Catoya's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Catoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Catoya's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded.
Catoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1987
- Peak year (1978)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Catoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
1980s was Catoya's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Catoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Catoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1978–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Catoya 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 August 2026.