Katja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAHT-yah
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Katja is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
Where does Katja come from?
Greek: German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of Katya, the Russian pet form of Catherine
Is Katja a girl's or a boy's name?
Katja is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Katja in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Katja in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Katja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Katja in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Katja, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 48 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
2025 had fewer girls named Katja than any year since 1964.
Half of all the girls named Katja in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 48 | #2,753 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
Names like Katja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hana Layla Chloe Zoe Keira Lara Kiara Sasha Aisha Anya Khadija Francesca
Names related to Katja
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Katja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katja, updated 20 October 2026.