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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Katya

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
pure
Russian

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Katya

Pronunciation

k(a)-tya, kat-ya

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More about the name

Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of Katherine.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #1309, 146 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3577, 42 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202542
202461
202353
202248
202159
202047
201964
201853
201756
201668

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #787, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
20247
20235
2022–
20214
20207
20196
20185
201713
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #701, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20235
2022–
20215
20206
20197
2018–
20175
20166
20156
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #555, 4 births); most recent 2007 (rank #744, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence