Fun Facts About the Name Kasia
- More than 1 thousand babies named Kasia: U.S. records list 1,725 babies given the name Kasia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kasia Mean?
Kasia is a Polish feminine given name and a diminutive of Katarzyna, the Polish form of Catherine. Its customary meaning is "pure," a sense attached to Catherine rather than to a separate Polish root. The traditional explanation connects Catherine to the Greek word katharos ("pure"), but the older Greek name Aikaterine has an uncertain origin; other suggestions include a link to Hekate or to aikia ("injury"). Kasia therefore inherits a long-standing interpretation of the parent name, not an independently documented Polish meaning.
Kasia Name History & Origins
Kasia belongs to the Polish system of familiar name forms. It developed from Katarzyna, a name that became common in Poland in the Middle Ages, especially through devotion to Saint Catherine of Alexandria. In Polish custom, the name day connected with Katarzyna is November 25, the feast of Saint Catherine. Polish speakers formed affectionate and everyday versions of Katarzyna with suffixes and softened sounds; Kasia, along with forms such as Kaśka, grew out of that usage. The spelling Kasia reflects Polish orthography, in which si before a vowel stands for a soft "sh" sound.
Like many Polish diminutives, Kasia has been used mainly in everyday speech, while Katarzyna serves as the formal name. In modern Poland it can also be registered as an independent given name. The name appears in English-speaking countries chiefly through Polish immigration and cultural contact, where the Polish spelling is often kept and the pronunciation is adapted to English.
How Popular is the Name Kasia?
Kasia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #2,296 in 2002.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,481 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #5,687 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #6,786 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,233 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #7,100 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #5,238 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #5,099 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #7,242 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,528 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #7,419 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #5,046 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #5,891 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #5,213 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #4,774 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #3,877 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #3,341 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2009 | #4,319 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #3,614 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #3,012 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2006 | #3,649 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2005 | #2,689 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 2004 | #2,766 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 2003 | #2,622 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 2002 | #2,296 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2001 | #2,498 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2000 | #2,760 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1999 | #2,763 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1998 | #2,549 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1997 | #3,324 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1996 | #2,530 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1995 | #2,754 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #3,185 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #4,038 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #3,302 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1991 | #4,899 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #4,435 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #3,205 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #3,261 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #4,049 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #3,010 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #3,039 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #3,794 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #3,482 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1982 | #3,585 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #5,084 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #3,909 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #4,121 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #5,726 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #3,682 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #5,375 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #4,448 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #4,577 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #6,336 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #8,847 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #7,802 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,583 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #7,526 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,140 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,642 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #5,067 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #6,517 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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