Names / Girl names
Katya
Current rank
#3,614
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,314
in 2000
First recorded
1962
in U.S. data
Children named
3,100
since 1962
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,314 in 2000 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Makes the perfect everyday version. It first shows up in American naming data in 1962. It crested in 2000 at #1,314. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 3,100 have carried it since records began.