Katonia
Katonia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:Katonia tricolour (Thery, 1941) Katonia usambarae (Obenberger, 1922)
Meaning & Origin of Katonia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Katonia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:Katonia tricolour (Thery, 1941) Katonia usambarae (Obenberger, 1922)
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The Story of Katonia
The earliest SSA record of Katonia as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 5 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Katonia — #5,515 in the national rankings. About 85% of every Katonia on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Katonia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1975, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Katonia
Katonia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Katonia's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #5,515. Use the chart and map above to compare Katonia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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