Katia
How to say it: KAH-tee-uh · /ˈkɑːtiə/
Russian/Slavic diminutive of Katerina, from Greek Aikaterine; meaning debated — possibly 'pure'.
Katia was the 1,242nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 93 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 14% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,290 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,242 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 93 |
| Share of births | 1 in 24,558 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −14% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,290 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,126 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Katia is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Kat
- Kati
Other spellings
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Katia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
In France: #1,126 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Katia
- Katia Winter (born 1983)Swedish actress
- Katia Itzel García (born 1992)Mexican association football referee
- Katia Mann (1883–1980)German writer, Thomas Mann's wife and Alfred Pringsheim's daughter
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