Girls' name · since 1951
Kathyann
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.
- #21,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Kathyann since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathyann has been recorded 171 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1981.
- #21,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathyann ranks #21,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kathyann's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kathyann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathyann splits its recorded history at 1962: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathyann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1981
- Peak year (1960)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kathyann by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (92 births, 54% of the file).
1960s was Kathyann's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kathyann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 92 births (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.
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What to do with Kathyann's data
- Kathyann's decade-level peak was the 1960s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kathyanns (5 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathyann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1951–1981 (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 Kathyann 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.