How Many People Are Named Kathya?
An estimated 797 people in the United States have the first name Kathya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kathya peaked in popularity in 1996 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kathya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kathya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
797
About 1 in 430,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1996
51 births
Total Registered
814
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kathya
Kathya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 814 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kathya as a female name
Ranked #11,592 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (51 births)
Kathya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kathya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 323 babies were registered. Kathya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kathya by Decade
How has Kathya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kathya by State
Birth registrations for Kathya span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in New York, Arizona, Texas. On average, about 80 Kathyas were registered per state.
Kathya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kathya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kathya
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kathya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kathya?
We estimate approximately 797 people named Kathya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 430,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Kathya a common name?
Kathya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 814 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kathya most popular?
Kathya reached peak popularity in 1996, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kathya is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kathya a female name?
Kathya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kathya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kathya Smith, Kathya Johnson, Kathya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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