Is Katya a boy or girl name?

Katya is a girl’s name. Of the 3,176 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Katya

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Katya was most popular in 2001, when 146 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,293 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,305, with 42 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,176 people named Katya.

Katya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Katya’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Katya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Katya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,176 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Katya

Where Katya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org