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
Census
Katiana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,178 people with the first name Katiana, which placed it at #11,039 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,039
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,178 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
37.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Katiana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katiana is Black at 37.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (36.4%) and White (19.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Katiana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Katiana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American37.5% · 442
- Hispanic or Latino36.4% · 429
- White19.1% · 225
- Two or more races5.3% · 63
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 2
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.
How common was Katiana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,178 people with the name Katiana, or 0.39 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,039 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Katiana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Katiana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Katiana appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,181 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Katiana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katiana is Black at 37.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (36.4%) and White (19.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Katiana most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Katiana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 37.5% (442 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Katiana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Katiana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Katiana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Katiana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Katiana?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Katiana on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.