The first name Katja
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Katja last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 10 births (#1,666).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Katja with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Katja at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Katja, the 16,086th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 48 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.
Famous people named Katja
29 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Katja RiemannGerman actress, born 1963
- Katja SeizingerGerman former alpine ski racer, born 1972
- Katja NybergFinnish-Norwegian handball player, born 1979
- Katja WoywoodGerman actress, born 1971
- Katja HerbersDutch actress, born 1980
- Katja KorenAlpine skier, born 1975
- Katja SchuurmanDutch actress, singer and presenter (born 1975)
- Katja FlintGerman actress, born 1959
- Katja von GarnierGerman film director, born 1966
- Katja Salskov-IversenDanish sailor, born 1994
- Katja KramarczykGerman handball player, born 1984
- Katja KettuFinnish writer and animation director (born 1978)
Questions
- How popular is the name Katja?
- In 2016, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Katja, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 1997, with 10 births.
- Is Katja a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 949 US babies named Katja since 1880 were girls.
- When was Katja most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 48 babies were named Katja, its highest rank at 2,785th.