Recorded 1972–1996 Girls' name Peak 1978 177 births

Katesha — girls' name

177 babies named Katesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s621980s771990s38

The verdict

177 girls have been named Katesha since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

177
total births
1972–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Katesha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

17 babies were named Katesha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Katesha between 1972 and 1996, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Katesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katesha 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 177 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.

Katesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

177

Since 1972

25 years of records

Peak year

1978

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1972

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1996

Katesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1972

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1978)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 19961992198819841981197819751972 9

Katesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 44% of Katesha's all-time total
1970s621980s771990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katesha?
177 babies have been named Katesha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1978 with 17 births.
When was Katesha most popular?
Katesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Katesha been used?
Katesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 25 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Katesha?
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, 1972–1996 (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.