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Katia

/ˈkɑtiə/ · 100% girls · 93 born in 2025

Katia has been given to about 6,339 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɑtiə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,255
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Katia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 272
  • Born in 202593
  • All time6,339
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Katia?

Its best year was 1996, when 272 babies were given the name, ranking 772nd. The typical living American called Katia is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Katia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaia0.85
  2. Kalia0.85
  3. Katina0.81
  4. Katrina0.73
  5. Maria0.70
  6. Katie0.70
  7. Aria0.70
  8. Nadia0.70

Middle names for Katia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Katia Josephine0.84
  2. Katia Rose0.83
  3. Katia Louise0.83
  4. Katia June0.82
  5. Katia Pearl0.82
  6. Katia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Katia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.93
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  3. Hanasister · 0.93
  4. Palomasister · 0.93
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.92
  6. Paulinasister · 0.92

Where Katia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.01%
  2. Texas0.01%
  3. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Katia White0.78
  2. Katia Reyes0.78
  3. Katia Nguyen0.78
  4. Katia Moore0.78
  5. Katia Lee0.78
  6. Katia Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Katia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Katia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.