girl's name
Katja
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,206
Katja is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Katja over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 51 |
| 1970s | 107 |
| 1980s | 88 |
| 1990s | 253 |
| 2000s | 247 |
| 2010s | 151 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Katja?
In 2025, Katja was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Katja is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Katja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Katja also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Katja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Katja
How popular is the name Katja?
In 2025, Katja was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Katja a girl's or a boy's name?
Katja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Katja?
Katja has 2 syllables.
When was Katja most popular?
Katja peaked in 1998, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Katja a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Katja currently ranks #16,612 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.