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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
Position on the annual list
Katja — Position on the annual list#28#32#36#40#44#4820172018201920202021202220232024

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.

Characteristics

ShortModernReligiousInternationalModerately common

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.