Catia
Catia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Portuguese.
- Italian
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Catia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Catia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Portuguese
The Story of Catia
The earliest SSA record of Catia as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Catia — #6,073 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Catias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 369 Catias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Catia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Catia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Catia
Catia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 369 births in the dataset. Catia's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #6,073. Use the chart and map above to compare Catia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.