Girls' name · since 1979
Kathiria
Kathiria has 36 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kathiria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathiria has been recorded 36 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1994.
- #38,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathiria ranks #38,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kathiria's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kathiria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathiria splits its recorded history at 1988: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathiria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1994
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Kathiria by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 64% of the file).
1980s was Kathiria's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kathiria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (64% of all-time use).
Kathiria by state
Where Kathiria concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 16.7% |
6 of 36 births nationwide.
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- Kathiria's decade-level peak was the 1980s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kathirias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathiria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1979–1994 (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 Kathiria 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.