Katiana
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "pure" or "clear".
Name Census estimates that about 994 living Americans carry the first name Katiana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Katiana today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Katiana births was 1998 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Katiana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
994
~ 1 in 344,823 Americans
Peak year
1998
51 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,860
Tracked since 1982
Popularity
Katiana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Katiana from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 343 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Katiana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Katiana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Katianas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Florida, New York, California recorded the most babies named Katiana, while Texas, Massachusetts, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 59 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Katiana
The name Katiana is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek name Aikaterina or Ekaterina, which itself is derived from the Greek words "katharos" meaning "pure" and "hekatos" meaning "each of two hundred." The name gained popularity in the Byzantine Empire during the medieval period.
The earliest recorded use of the name Katiana dates back to the 11th century, when it was mentioned in a Greek manuscript from Constantinople. In the 12th century, the name appeared in a list of Byzantine noblewomen in the court records of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos.
One notable historical figure with the name Katiana was Katiana Kantakouzene, a Byzantine noblewoman who lived in the 14th century. She was the daughter of John VI Kantakouzenos, a Byzantine emperor who reigned from 1347 to 1354.
Another prominent Katiana was Katiana Palaiologina, a princess of the Byzantine Empire who lived in the 15th century. She was the daughter of Thomas Palaiologos, the last Byzantine Emperor, and was married to the Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan III, in 1472.
In the 16th century, Katiana Melissenos was a Greek noblewoman from the island of Crete, who is mentioned in Venetian records from the period when the island was under Venetian rule.
Katiana Tarakanova, born in 1753, was a Russian noble who claimed to be the illegitimate daughter of Empress Elizabeth of Russia. Her claim to the throne caused political turmoil during the reign of Catherine the Great.
In the 19th century, Katiana Mikhailovna Dolgorukova was a Russian aristocrat and lady-in-waiting to Empress Maria Feodorovna. She was born in 1809 and served at the imperial court until her death in 1891.
People
Katiana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Katiana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Katiana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katiana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 994 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Katiana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 344,823 US residents.
Is Katiana a common name?
We classify Katiana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 90.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,016 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Katiana most popular?
The single biggest year for Katiana was 1998, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Katiana is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Katiana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Katiana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.