Girls' name · since 1981
Kataya
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Kataya, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kataya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kataya has been recorded 112 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2010.
- #25,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kataya ranks #25,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kataya's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kataya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kataya's full recorded timeline at 2001, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kataya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2010
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kataya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (63 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Kataya's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kataya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Kataya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kataya: 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 (~29 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, 1981–2010 (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 Kataya 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.