Katya comes from the Greek / Russian tradition, meaning Pure, clear, each of the two.
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How popular is Katya?
2001peak year
The name Katya reached its peak in 2001, with 146 registrations (ranked #1319). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1962, roughly 39 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3011) today, averaging about 56 new babies per year. Katya's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 3,130 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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