How Many People Are Named Katja?
people named Katja are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 368,699 people in the US has this name
Based on 949 babies named Katja in Social Security records from 1963 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
48 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German, Scandinavian, Dutch and Slovene form of KATYA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Katja in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Katja alive today is about 27 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Katja first appears in the records in 1963 and was given most often in 1998, to 48 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1963 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Katja has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,782, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #16,081.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #16,081 |
| Best rank | #2,782 (1998) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,198 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Katja alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Katja were born in California than in any other state: about 45 of those alive today.
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