Girls' name · since 1973
Kathya
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 820 babies named Kathya, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 820
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kathya is the #13547 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 820 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Kathya recorded 820 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #13547 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #8,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,547 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 820 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathya ranks #8,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,547 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 820 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 820
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kathya's 820 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kathya compares
820 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Kathya's all-time total is 118% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kathya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 820 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kathya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kathya's full recorded timeline at 2004, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kathya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kathya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (323 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kathya's strongest decade.
323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kathya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s
2010s
170 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 323 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kathya 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 Kathya's total volume
Kathya by state
Where Kathya concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 229 | 27.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
229 of 820 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kathya's data
- Kathya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (323 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathyas (229 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Kathya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathya: 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 (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kathya 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.