Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kathia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kathia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,486
- 0 boys · 1,486 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 99 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,484 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,484 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 99 in 1996. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,191 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.
Kathia’s family of names
Kathia may belong to the same name family as KATTHIA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Kathia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carina
“little darling”
>99% girls
Katerina
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Karina
“one who is dear and pure”
>99% girls
Kassandra
“an unheeded prophetess”
>99% girls
Antonia
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% girls
Katelyn
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Kalia
Kalia is a surname from Punjabi. It is used in English and Hawaiian.
>99% girls
Carly
“a free woman” · “from the farmer's meadow”
>99% girls