Girls' name · since 1954
Kathia
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 1,486 babies named Kathia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,436 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,486
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,486 babies have been named Kathia since 1954, making it today's #5436 girls' name.
Kathia has 1,486 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5436 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #5,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,436 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,486 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathia ranks #5,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,436 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,486 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,436 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,486
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kathia's 1,486 recorded births place it above 92.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kathia compares
1,486 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kathia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kathia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,486 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kathia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathia splits its recorded history at 1998: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 99 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Kathia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (442 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Kathia's strongest decade.
442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kathia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
435 births
- 2000s
2000s
442 births
- 2010s
2010s
299 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 442 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kathia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kathia's total volume
Kathia by state
Where Kathia concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 332 | 22.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 328 | 22.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
332 of 1,486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kathia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kathia's data
- Kathia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (442 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathias (332 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Kathia 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.