Girls' name · since 1974
Katoya
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 189 babies named Katoya, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
189 girls have been named Katoya since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katoya has been recorded 189 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1991.
- #20,405 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katoya ranks #20,405 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katoya's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katoya splits its recorded history at 1983: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1991
- Peak year (1981)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Katoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (136 births, 72% of the file).
1980s was Katoya's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Katoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 136 births (72% of all-time use).
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What to do with Katoya's data
- Katoya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Katoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1974–1991 (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 Katoya 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.