Unisex name · since 1962
Konya
Konya has 62 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 62
- total births
- 1962–1980
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Konya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Konya recorded 62 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1980.
- 62 total births
- 1962–1980 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Konya's 62 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Konya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Konya's full recorded timeline at 1971, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Konya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1980
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Konya popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2004 (Konya as boys' name)
Konya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Konya's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Konya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 40 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Konya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (40 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.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1962–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Konya: Baby Name Since 1962 - 62 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/konya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Konya 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 July 2026.