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Katia

Girl

Meaning of Katia: Russian: diminutive of Ekaterina, meaning 'pure'

Katia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1990th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1990

93 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,339

First recorded 1960 · peak 1996

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 52 babies1982: 40 babies1983: 54 babies1984: 68 babies1985: 55 babies1986: 58 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 65 babies1989: 70 babies1990: 81 babies19901991: 96 babies1992: 107 babies1993: 97 babies1994: 91 babies1995: 164 babies1996: 272 babies1997: 193 babies1998: 222 babies1999: 215 babies2000: 253 babies20002001: 261 babies2002: 211 babies2003: 190 babies2004: 196 babies2005: 185 babies2006: 215 babies2007: 148 babies2008: 170 babies2009: 146 babies2010: 204 babies20102011: 133 babies2012: 141 babies2013: 116 babies2014: 132 babies2015: 109 babies2016: 118 babies2017: 93 babies2018: 110 babies2019: 112 babies2020: 112 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 92 babies2023: 123 babies2024: 108 babies2025: 93 babies
US babies named Katia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 272.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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