Given name & surname
Kata
“one who is pure; virginal”
Kata is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kata is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Slovenian usage, Kata is a diminutive of Katarina. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Kata is a short form of Katarina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Kata is a variant of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53
- 0 boys · 53 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 449 as a first name in 2020; 545 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kata’s family of names
In Slovenian usage, Kata is a diminutive of Katarina. Kata has a related form in Katherine. Kata is an affectionate form of Katarina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kata has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kata
- Osanna of CattaroSerbian Dominican visionary and anchoress from Montenegro (1493-1565)
- Kata DalströmSwedish politician (1858–1923)
- Kata BethlenHungarian writer1700–1759
- Kata DobóHungarian actressborn 1974
- Kata PejnovićYugoslav feminist and politician (1899–1966)
- Kata TüttőHungarian politicianborn 1980
- Kata Szidónia PetrőczyHungarian writer (1659–1708)
- Kata TiszaHungarian writerborn 1980
- Kata WéberHungarian playwright and actressborn 1980
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Similar names
If you love Kata, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Princessa
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