Kathyann — girls' name
171 babies named Kathyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
171 girls have been named Kathyann since 1951, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1981.
- 171
- total births
- 1951–1981
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
54% of everyone ever named Kathyann was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Kathyann in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kathyann
The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Kathyann between 1951 and 1981, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathyann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kathyann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kathyann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kathyann 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 171 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.
Kathyann at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kathyann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1951
- Peak year (1960)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1981.
171 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 15 births in a single year.
Kathyann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 92 births that decade — 54% of Kathyann's all-time total
Kathyann decade highlights
- Peak decade 92 births
- Runner-up 54 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Kathyann's strongest decade
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 54% of all-time use.
Kathyann by state
Where Kathyann concentrates geographically — total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 171 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 2.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 2.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1951–1981 (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.