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Katya

Girl

Meaning of Katya: Russian: 'pure'

Katya 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 — 3477th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3477

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,176

First recorded 1962 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 27 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 41 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 55 babies1993: 47 babies1994: 73 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 115 babies1997: 71 babies1998: 115 babies1999: 118 babies2000: 145 babies20002001: 146 babies2002: 117 babies2003: 101 babies2004: 115 babies2005: 98 babies2006: 109 babies2007: 90 babies2008: 80 babies2009: 85 babies2010: 93 babies20102011: 74 babies2012: 75 babies2013: 63 babies2014: 69 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 68 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 47 babies20202021: 59 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 64 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Katya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 146.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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