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Katya

Katya means “pure (debated)” (Russian origin). 3,176 US babies since 1940, peak 2001.

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What it means

“pure (debated)”

RussianForm of Kate

In US birth records

Peak year: 2001

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3,176 US babies were named Katya between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Katya (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 3 Katias spell it Katya

  • Katia 61%
  • Katya 31%
  • Catia 4%
  • Katoya 2%
  • Katiya 2%
  • Kataya 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2001)