Girls' name · since 1964
Katanya
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.
- #25,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
116 girls have been named Katanya since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katanya has been recorded 116 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1989.
- #25,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katanya ranks #25,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Katanya's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katanya's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katanya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1989
- Peak year (1975)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Katanya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (69 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Katanya's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Katanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 69 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Katanya's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 1980s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Katanya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1964–1989 (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 Katanya 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.