The first name Katya

In 2025, 3 girls were named Katya, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 29 births (#787).

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

In 2025, 42 girls born in the United States were named Katya, the 3,614th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 146 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.

• Katya Paskaleva
  Bulgarian actress, 1945–2002
• Katya Wyeth
  American actress, born 1948
• Katya Virshilas
  Canadian actress, born 1983
• Katya Santos
  Filipino actress, born 1982

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

All 42 names of Russian origin

What does the name Katya mean?

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

What is the origin of the name Katya?

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

How popular is the name Katya?

In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Katya, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1998, with 29 births.

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

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,176 US babies named Katya since 1880 were girls.

When was Katya most popular?

2001 in the United States, when 146 babies were named Katya, its highest rank at 1,319th.

What are other spellings of Katya?

Katia.