US rank #11292 Girls' name Peak 1996 814 births

Kathya — #11292 US girls' name

814 babies named Kathya in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s431990s2202000s3232010s1702020s48
#11292
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kathya was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

51 babies were named Kathya in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathya

The Social Security Administration has registered 814 babies named Kathya between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathya currently holds the #11292 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 323 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kathya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 229 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Kathya in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathya 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 814 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.

Kathya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

814

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1996

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,292

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kathya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
51
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Kathya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
323 births that decade — 40% of Kathya's all-time total
1970s101980s431990s2202000s3232010s1702020s48

Kathya by state

Where Kathya concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kathya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
229 28.1%
#2 Texas
74 9.1%
#3 Arizona
10 1.2%
#4 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Kathya's total US births 28.1%
Even split

229 of 814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathya?
814 babies have been named Kathya since 1973. It currently ranks #11292 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 51 births.
When was Kathya most popular?
Kathya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 323 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kathya most popular?
The top states for the name Kathya are California (229 births), Texas (74 births), Arizona (10 births).
How long has the name Kathya been used?
Kathya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kathya?
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, 1973–2024 (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.