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Katia

As a girl's name, Katia traces back to Russian, where it is understood to mean "Russian diminutive of Katherine". It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. 1996 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

RussianRussian diminutive of Katherine
EtymologyMeaning "pure"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
84
1970s
291
1980s
565
1990s
1,537
2000s
1,972
2010s
1,045
Peaked in the 2000s · 5,494 total U.S. births since 1900