US rank #6199 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,463 births

Kathia — #6199 US girls' name

1,463 babies named Kathia in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s51970s521980s1231990s4352000s4422010s2992020s101
#6199
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kathia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

99 babies were named Kathia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,463 babies named Kathia between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathia currently holds the #6199 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 442 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kathia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 328 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kathia in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathia 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 1,463 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.

Kathia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,463

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

1996

99 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,199

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kathia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
99
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Kathia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
442 births that decade — 30% of Kathia's all-time total
1950s61960s51970s521980s1231990s4352000s4422010s2992020s101

Kathia by state

Where Kathia concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kathia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
328 22.4%
#2 California
327 22.4%
#3 New York
28 1.9%
#4 Florida
23 1.6%
#5 Illinois
20 1.4%
#6 Arizona
7 0.5%
#7 Colorado
5 0.3%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.3%
Texas share of Kathia's total US births 22.4%
Even split

328 of 1,463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kathia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathia?
1,463 babies have been named Kathia since 1954. It currently ranks #6199 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 99 births.
When was Kathia most popular?
Kathia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 442 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kathia most popular?
The top states for the name Kathia are Texas (328 births), California (327 births), New York (28 births).
How long has the name Kathia been used?
Kathia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kathia?
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, 1954–2024 (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.