Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2001

Katya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,614 Trend → Stable

Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Ка́тя (Kátja), diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína), Катери́на (Katerýna).

Rank 2025
#3,614
among girls · ↓905 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Katya · -34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2001
146 babies
All-time total
3,176
#3,482 all-time among girls
First recorded
1962
in Social Security records

Katya popularity over time

3,176 babies have been named Katya since 1962, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2001Girls

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 52 5 – #4,781
1970s 106 11 +104% #3,944
1980s 226 23 +113% #2,732
1990s 729 73 +223% #1,432
2000s 1,086 109 +49% #1,314
2010s 663 66 -39% #2,130
2020s (to 2025) 314 52 -21% #2,709

Where Katya 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 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 41 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 41 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Katya

Katya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,614 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1962, 3,176 American babies have been named Katya. Its peak came in 2001, when 146 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Katya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Katya?

The median living Katya is about 22 years old; half are between 13 and 29. An estimated 3,100 people named Katya are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Katya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 42 #3,614
2024 64 #2,709
2023 54 #3,063
2022 48 #3,343
2021 59 #2,868
2020 47 #3,311
2019 64 #2,696
2018 53 #3,085
2017 56 #2,950
2016 68 #2,606
2015 48 #3,367
2014 69 #2,570
2013 63 #2,744
2012 75 #2,465
2011 74 #2,469
2010 93 #2,130
2009 85 #2,300
2008 80 #2,404
2007 90 #2,206
2006 109 #1,871
2005 98 #1,958
2004 115 #1,692
2003 101 #1,837
2002 117 #1,591
2001 146 #1,319
2000 145 #1,314
1995 59 #2,264
1990 36 #3,114
1985 28 #3,197
1980 19 #4,058
1975 9 #6,175
1970 15 #3,944
1965 7 #5,530
1960 – –
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Famous people named Katya

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

  1. 1 Katya Paskaleva Katya Paskaleva Bulgarian actress 1945–2002 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Katya?

The median living Katya is about 22 years old. Half of all living Katyas are between 13 and 29 years old.

How many people named Katya are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Katya are alive in the United States, based on 3,176 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Katya mean?

Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Ка́тя (Kátja), diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína), Катери́на (Katerýna).

How popular is the name Katya in 2025?

Katya ranked #3,614 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Katya?

3,176 babies have been named Katya in the United States since 1962, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Katya most popular?

Katya peaked in 2001, when 146 newborns received the name.

Is Katya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Katya rising or falling?

Katya has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Katya become more popular?

Katya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Katya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Katya?

Well-known people named Katya include Katya Paskaleva (actor).

Names like Katya

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

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