Katia

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A few things about Katia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Katia

Katia Mann

German writer, Thomas Mann's wife and Alfred Pringsheim's daughter

Choose Katia and your child shares a first name with Katia Mann, a German writer, Thomas Mann's wife and Alfred Pringsheim's daughter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Katia, like who?” Katia Mann's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 17,271 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Katia, 93 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Katia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKatia first shows up in US birth records in 1960, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 65 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1996, when it reached #772.
• 📉Then vs nowKatia was 2.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,179 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 17,271.
• 🍂TrendKatia has slipped 267 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,036. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningKatia is a Russian form of Katherine, which means “pure”. Our records link it to English, Greek and Russian roots.

About the name Katia

Katia is a girl name of English, Greek and Russian origin meaning “pure”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-tia”. US birth records list Katia for girls from 1960 to 2025, in 64 of those 66 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #772 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,036, with 93 babies.

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