Baby name

Katia

Girl

Origin of the name

Katia comes from the Russian Katya, a pet form of Ekaterina, that is, Katherine.

Short-lived name

In 1996, Katia reached its peak: 272 girls, 1 baby in 13,405. Since then, the name has fallen 63%, to about 100 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 2036. 31% of all babies named Katia since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

6,339births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 772rank at its peak, in 1996

Where babies named Katia are born

1996

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The darker the blue, the more common Katia is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Katia is most common in Texas (3.2 times), California (2.3) and Florida (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Katie 241,285
Kaia 20,909
Katina 11,306
Kalia 5,870
Kati 4,772
Katya 3,176

Names from the same era

Kaela · Cinthia · Tristan · Lexus · Breann · Estefania

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