Girl · #9,479 in 2026

Katiuska

Katiuska is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.

  • Spanish
Current Rank
#9,479
Peak Rank
#9,479 (1999)
Total Babies
32
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1980
First Year
1999
Last Year
1999
Peak Year
#9479
Peak Rank
32
Total Count
5
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Katiuska

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Katiuska is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Spanish

The Story of Katiuska

American parents first put Katiuska on the record books as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 9 Katiuskas were born — ranking #9,479 that year. About 69% of every Katiuska on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Katiuska last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Katiuska

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Katiuska. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Katiuska

Phonetically similar names — useful when Katiuska is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Kotecki
  • Courteous
  • Catus
  • Courteously
  • Gatica
  • Catas
  • Katinka
  • Cattiness
  • Kalkaska
  • Caska
  • Catchiest
  • Cotinga

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Katiuska

What does the name Katiuska mean?
Katiuska is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
What is the origin of the name Katiuska?
Katiuska has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish.
How popular is Katiuska in 2026?
In 2026, Katiuska ranks #9,479 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year.
When was Katiuska most popular?
Katiuska reached its peak popularity in 1999, ranking #9,479 that year with 9 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Katiuska most popular?
Katiuska has historically been most popular in Puerto Rico. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Katiuska.
Is Katiuska a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Katiuska is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Katiuska?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Katiuska include Mirza, Tanise, Raysa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Katiuska?
Common variants and related forms of Katiuska include Catalina, Katalina. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Katiuska

Katiuska is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Katiuska's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #9,479. Use the chart and map above to compare Katiuska'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.