Katja
Female#294 most common in Croatia2,784 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Pure; short form of Katarina
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Katja
A short form of Katarina ('pure'), used as an independent name across the Slavic world and Central Europe.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- November 25 (sv. Katarina)
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2024 · 92 births · #48 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
2,784 people in Croatia are called Katja, according to the 2021 census. That is #294 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Katja is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.