Katia
Russian pet form of Yekaterina, the Russian version of Katherine. The Greek original Aikaterine is obscure, though it was later associated with katharos, pure.
Katia in 2025
Katia was given to 93 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,733rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 35,649 babies born.
The history of Katia
Katia reached its highest point in 1996, when 272 babies were given the name, ranking 1,383rd that year.
Across the 66 years of records since 1960, 6,339 babies have been named Katia. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Katia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Katia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85 | 3,515 |
| 1970s | 293 | 3,257 |
| 1980s | 567 | 2,634 |
| 1990s | 1,538 | 1,383 |
| 2000s | 1,975 | 1,559 |
| 2010s | 1,268 | 2,140 |
| 2020s | 613 | 3,095 |
Where Katia is heading
Katia has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 109 babies in 2015 to 93 in 2025.
Names like Katia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Katia.