Recorded 1964–1989 Girls' name Peak 1975 116 births

Katanya — girls' name

116 babies named Katanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

116 girls have been named Katanya since 1964, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

116
total births
1964–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Katanya was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

15 babies were named Katanya in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Katanya between 1964 and 1989, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katanya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katanya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Katanya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katanya 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 116 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.

Katanya at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

116

Since 1964

26 years of records

Peak year

1975

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1964

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1989

Katanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1964

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1975)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Katanya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
69 births that decade — 59% of Katanya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katanya?
116 babies have been named Katanya since 1964. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1975 with 15 births.
When was Katanya most popular?
Katanya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Katanya been used?
Katanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 26 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Katanya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, 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, 1964–1989 (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.