Recorded 1970–1995 Girls' name Peak 1978 417 births

Katasha — girls' name

417 babies named Katasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1781980s1681990s71

The verdict

417 girls have been named Katasha since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

417
total births
1970–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Katasha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

33 babies were named Katasha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 417 babies named Katasha between 1970 and 1995, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katasha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Katasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Katasha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katasha 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 417 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.

Katasha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

417

Since 1970

26 years of records

Peak year

1978

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1970

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1995

Katasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1970

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1978)
33
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 19951991198719831979197519711970 5

Katasha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
178 births that decade — 43% of Katasha's all-time total
1970s1781980s1681990s71

Katasha by state

Where Katasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Katasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.2%
#2 Texas
5 1.2%
Georgia share of Katasha's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katasha?
417 babies have been named Katasha since 1970. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1978 with 33 births.
When was Katasha most popular?
Katasha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Katasha most popular?
The top states for the name Katasha are Georgia (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Katasha been used?
Katasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 26 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Katasha?
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, 1970–1995 (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.