Katja is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Katja is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,086 for girl births in the United States (and #26,683 across all names), given to 5 babies. Katja was first reported in SSA data in 1963 and peaked in 1998 (48 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,086 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,678 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,703 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,891 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #7,830 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,688 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #7,531 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #6,386 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #11,146 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #8,198 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #7,437 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #13,810 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #8,888 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #7,263 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #6,771 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #7,517 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #6,250 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #6,204 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #6,024 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | #5,181 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #4,875 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | #3,912 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #4,441 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #5,696 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | #4,238 |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | #3,670 |
| 1998 | 48 | 48 | #2,785 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | #4,175 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #5,649 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #4,147 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #2,962 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #6,098 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #4,942 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,276 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #4,952 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #6,331 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,856 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,036 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,832 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,898 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,509 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,460 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,768 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,659 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,055 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,568 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,271 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,666 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,287 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,174 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,533 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,337 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #4,190 |
| 1971 | 13 | — | #4,412 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #4,352 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,565 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,619 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,780 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,144 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,643 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,196 |