Recorded 1952–1979 Girls' name Peak 1970 129 births

Kathyjo — girls' name

129 babies named Kathyjo in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s281970s91
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Kathyjo was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kathyjo in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathyjo

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Kathyjo between 1952 and 1979, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathyjo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathyjo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kathyjo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathyjo 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 129 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.

Kathyjo at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

129

Since 1952

28 years of records

Peak year

1970

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1952

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1979

Kathyjo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1952

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1970)
17
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 19791976197419721970196619631952 10

Kathyjo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 71% of Kathyjo's all-time total
1950s101960s281970s91

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathyjo?
129 babies have been named Kathyjo since 1952. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1970 with 17 births.
When was Kathyjo most popular?
Kathyjo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Kathyjo been used?
Kathyjo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 28 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Kathyjo?
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, 1952–1979 (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.