Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1996

Katia

Meaning A female given name from Russian, variant of Katya Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,042 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Russian, variant of Katya.

Rank 2025
#2,042
among girls · ↓180 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
93
named Katia · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,282
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1996
272 babies
All-time total
6,339
#2,212 all-time among girls
First recorded
1960
in Social Security records

Katia popularity over time

6,339 babies have been named Katia since 1960, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1996Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 85 9 – #2,277
1970s 293 29 +245% #2,065
1980s 567 57 +94% #1,623
1990s 1,538 154 +171% #772
2000s 1,975 198 +28% #873
2010s 1,268 127 -36% #1,193
2020s (to 2025) 613 102 -19% #1,684

Where Katia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 93 0.06 outside top 500
2027 92 0.06 outside top 500
2028 92 0.06 outside top 500
2029 92 0.06 outside top 500
2030 92 0.06 outside top 500

Where Katia is most popular

Girls named Katia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.062 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Katia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 118 0.147 +138%
California 95 0.113 +83%
Arizona 7 0.050 -19%
Indiana 5 0.036 -42%
Washington 5 0.035 -44%
Georgia 5 0.022 -64%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -64%
Illinois 5 0.022 -65%
Florida 7 0.016 -74%
New York 6 0.015 -75%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Katia

Katia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,042 in 2025 with 93 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 6,339 American babies have been named Katia. Its peak came in 1996, when 272 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Katia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Katia?

The median living Katia is about 23 years old; half are between 14 and 29. An estimated 6,300 people named Katia are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Katia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 93 #2,042
2024 108 #1,862
2023 123 #1,684
2022 92 #2,097
2021 85 #2,197
2020 112 #1,774
2019 112 #1,826
2018 110 #1,845
2017 93 #2,091
2016 118 #1,765
2015 109 #1,876
2014 132 #1,629
2013 116 #1,771
2012 141 #1,556
2011 133 #1,625
2010 204 #1,193
2009 146 #1,553
2008 170 #1,402
2007 148 #1,548
2006 215 #1,140
2005 185 #1,233
2004 196 #1,157
2003 190 #1,143
2002 211 #1,029
2001 261 #880
2000 253 #873
1995 164 #1,089
1990 81 #1,788
1985 55 #1,985
1980 53 #1,990
1975 28 #2,706
1970 28 #2,608
1965 6 #6,132
1960 5 #6,814
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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Famous people named Katia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Katia Mann Katia Mann German wife of Thomas Mann 1883–1980 · 19th century
  2. 2 Katia Ricciarelli Katia Ricciarelli Italian soprano b. 1946 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Katia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Katia?

The median living Katia is about 23 years old. Half of all living Katias are between 14 and 29 years old.

How many people named Katia are alive today?

An estimated 6,300 people named Katia are alive in the United States, based on 6,339 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Katia mean?

A female given name from Russian, variant of Katya.

How popular is the name Katia in 2025?

Katia ranked #2,042 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 93 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Katia?

6,339 babies have been named Katia in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Katia most popular?

Katia peaked in 1996, when 272 newborns received the name.

Is Katia a boy or girl name?

Katia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Katia rising or falling?

Katia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Katia become more popular?

Katia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 92 girls named Katia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Katia?

Well-known people named Katia include Katia Mann (writer), Katia Ricciarelli (singer).

Names like Katia

Names that sound and feel close to Katia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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