Recorded 1964–1995 Girls' name Peak 1973 292 births

Katonya — girls' name

292 babies named Katonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s311970s1611980s761990s24

The verdict

292 girls have been named Katonya since 1964, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

292
total births
1964–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Katonya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

25 babies were named Katonya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Katonya between 1964 and 1995, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Katonya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Katonya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katonya 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 292 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.

Katonya at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

292

Since 1964

32 years of records

Peak year

1973

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1964

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1995

Katonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1964

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1973)
25
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
051015202530 19951988198319791975197119671964 5

Katonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
161 births that decade — 55% of Katonya's all-time total
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Katonya by state

Where Katonya concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Katonya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.7%
Florida share of Katonya's total US births 1.7%

5 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katonya?
292 babies have been named Katonya since 1964. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1973 with 25 births.
When was Katonya most popular?
Katonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Katonya most popular?
The top states for the name Katonya are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Katonya been used?
Katonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 32 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Katonya?
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, 1964–1995 (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.