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Katia

“Variant of Katya — Greek name of debated origin, popularly 'pure'” — Russian/Ukrainian (Yekaterina/Ekaterina), from Greek Αἰκατερίνη origin

Girl's name · #2036 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Katia has appeared in US records since 1960 — best rank #772 (1996) · 6,339 babies named Katia all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Katias

• Katia Mann — German writer, Thomas Mann's wife and Alfred Pringsheim's daughter
• Katia Winter — Swedish actress
• Katia Ricciarelli — Italian opera singer (1946)
• Katia Krafft — French volcanologist (1942–1991)
• Katia Guerreiro — Portuguese singer

In stories & tradition

• Katia Tatarinova — The Two Captains

What Katias become

Among 374 notable people named Katia:

Entertainers appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katia Winter, Swedish actress.

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