Meaning of the nameKátia
- Female
- Slavic origin
- Greek origin
- Ká-ti-a
Kátia is a female name of Russian origin, coming from Katya, a diminutive of Ekaterina, a Greek name of debated etymology.
Meaning
The meaning of Kátia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 157,594
- Rank in Brazil
- #213
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 163,681
- people
Kátia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kátia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (53,111 people).
157,037 women 557 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kátia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kátia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.123%
- São Paulo 0.106%
- Distrito Federal 0.092%
- Santa Catarina 0.084%
- Espírito Santo 0.080%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 47,032 | 0.106% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 19,676 | 0.123% |
| Minas Gerais | 16,391 | 0.080% |
| Paraná | 6,816 | 0.060% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,447 | 0.059% |
| Pernambuco | 6,436 | 0.071% |
| Santa Catarina | 6,426 | 0.084% |
| Bahia | 6,380 | 0.045% |
| Pará | 5,638 | 0.069% |
| Goiás | 4,644 | 0.066% |
| Ceará | 4,188 | 0.048% |
| Maranhão | 3,431 | 0.051% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,077 | 0.080% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,601 | 0.092% |
| Amazonas | 2,429 | 0.062% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,345 | 0.064% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,313 | 0.070% |
| Paraíba | 2,172 | 0.055% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,048 | 0.074% |
| Sergipe | 1,515 | 0.069% |
| Piauí | 1,402 | 0.043% |
| Alagoas | 1,393 | 0.045% |
| Rondônia | 815 | 0.052% |
| Tocantins | 752 | 0.050% |
| Amapá | 556 | 0.076% |
| Roraima | 360 | 0.057% |
| Acre | 311 | 0.038% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kátia
Wiktionary records Kátia as an alternative spelling of Cátia and derives Cátia from the Russian Katya, linked to Ekaterina and, further back, to Ancient Greek Aikaterine. Behind the Name describes Katya as a Russian diminutive of Yekaterina and gives Catarina as the Portuguese form of the same name. The etymology of Aikaterine is debated: Behind the Name cites an earlier Greek name, Hekaterine, the goddess Hecate and a Greek word for 'torture', and recalls that, among the early Christians, the name was associated with the Greek for 'pure'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 157,594 people named Kátia, with a median age of 44. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1970s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with an initial K and an acute accent on the á.
Other spellings of Kátia
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cátia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Kátia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Katya · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Katherine · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Katia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kátia
What does the name Kátia mean?
The meaning of Kátia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Kátia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 157,594 people with the first name Kátia, which ranks it number 213 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Kátia a boy's or a girl's name?
Kátia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 157,037 women and 557 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Kátia?
Kátia is a name of Slavic and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Kátia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.123% of the state's population is named Kátia (19,676 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kátia?
Cátia and Kathia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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