Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kathya 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kathya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 820
- 0 boys · 820 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,053 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,053 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 51 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,079 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.
Kathya’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kathya, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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