Meaning & Origin
A female given name from Russian, variant of Katya.
Katia is a girl's baby name of Russian origin, a Russian and Italian diminutive of Katherine or Ekaterina, from the Greek Aikaterine possibly meaning 'pure.' Katia is used widely in Russia, Ukraine, Italy, and across Romance and Slavic countries as a warm, friendly short form of the classic name.
Over 6,245 U.S. births are recorded. Katia has a charming, Continental ease — it sounds equally at home in Moscow, Rome, or Buenos Aires.