Girls' name · since 1952
Kathyjo
Kathyjo has 129 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kathyjo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 129 have been recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathyjo has been recorded 129 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1979.
- #24,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 129 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathyjo ranks #24,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kathyjo's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kathyjo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kathyjo's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kathyjo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1979
- Peak year (1970)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kathyjo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (91 births, 71% of the file).
1970s was Kathyjo's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Kathyjo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 91 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kathyjo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1952–1979 (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 Kathyjo 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.