Given name & surname
Katia
“one who is pure; virginal”
Katia is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Katia is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Katia is a form of Katya. Katya comes from Russian and Ukrainian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Katia 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
Katia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,339
- 0 boys · 6,339 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 272 babies
- 2025
- 93
- #2,042 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 93 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,042 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 272 in 1996. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,440 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.
Katia’s family of names
In French usage, Katia is a diminutive of Catherine. Katia has a related form in Katherine. In French usage, Katia has a related form in Katya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Katia has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 61
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Catalinaequivalent
- Kateequivalent
- Katieequivalent
- Karenequivalent
- Katerinaequivalent
- Katarinaequivalent
- Catarinaequivalent
- Rinaequivalent
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- Katrinaequivalent
- Katyequivalent
- Kathyequivalent
- Caterinaequivalent
- Kathiaequivalent
- Ekaterinaequivalent
- Katharinaequivalent
- Kathrineequivalent
- Kaisaequivalent
- Cathyequivalent
- Catharinaequivalent
- Cathrynequivalent
- Karinequivalent
- Carinequivalent
- Ketiequivalent
- Kajsaequivalent
- Kaarinaequivalent
- Kathieequivalent
- Katalinequivalent
- Kareenequivalent
- Katrineequivalent
- Cathrineequivalent
- Katijaequivalent
- Katarzynaequivalent
- Katinaequivalent
- Catrinequivalent
- Cathieequivalent
- Catiaequivalent
- Catharineequivalent
- Ekateriniequivalent
- Cathiaequivalent
- Katriequivalent
- Katrinequivalent
- Ekaterineequivalent
- Екатеринаequivalent
- Καίτηequivalent
- Katriinaequivalent
- Αικατερίνηequivalent
- Chatrineequivalent
- Ρίναequivalent
- Katriinequivalent
- Jekaterinaequivalent
- Aikaterinaequivalent
- Katariinaequivalent
- Κάτιαequivalent
- Κατίναequivalent
- Kateřinaequivalent
- Αικατερίναequivalent
- CátiaPortuguese
- Κατερίναequivalent
- Katrijnequivalent
- Katarínaequivalent
And 1 more.
People named Katia
- Katia WinterSwedish actressborn 1983
- Katia MannGerman writer, Thomas Mann's wife and Alfred Pringsheim's daughter1883–1980
- Katia Itzel GarcíaMexican association football refereeborn 1992
- Katia KrafftFrench volcanologist (1942–1991)
- Katia GuerreiroPortuguese singerborn 1976
- Katia ZiniItalian short track skaterborn 1981
- Katia BenthFrench athleteborn 1975
- Katya GalstyanArmenian cross-country skierborn 1993
- Katia BellilloItalian politicianborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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