The first name Katia

In 2025, 4 girls were named Katia, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2000, with 16 births (#1,195).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Katia with other names.

In 2025, 93 girls born in the United States were named Katia, the 2,042nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1996, when 272 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Katia Krafft
  French volcanologist (1942–1991)
• Kátia
  Brazilian association football player, born 1977
• Kátia Lund
  Brazilian film director and screenwriter, born 1966
• Kátia Abreu
  Brazilian politician, born 1962
• Katia Benth
  French athlete, born 1975
• Kátya Chamma
  Brazilian singer and writer, born 1961
• Katya Galstyan
  Armenian cross-country skier, born 1993
• Vanessa Duriès
  French writer (1972–1993)

• Lara
• Nadia
• Anya
• Vera
• Lana
• Natasha
• Sasha
• Olga
• Sonia
• Aleksandra
• Samara
• Irina
• Sonya
• Natalya
• Asya
• Katya

All 42 names of Russian origin

What is the origin of the name Katia?

Katia comes from Russian.

How popular is the name Katia?

In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Katia, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2000, with 16 births.

Is Katia a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,339 US babies named Katia since 1880 were girls.

When was Katia most popular?

1996 in the United States, when 272 babies were named Katia, its highest rank at 772nd.

What name is Katia a form of?

Katia is a form of Katya.