Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English use, Katha is used as a form of Kathy.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Katha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 409
- 0 boys · 409 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 22 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 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 387 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: across languages.
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 Katha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Katha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kathlyn
>99% girls
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>99% girls
Cathy
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>99% girls
Cathryn
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Marsha
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Carma
“a beautiful song”
>99% girls
Kathrine
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Karolyn
>99% girls