Katarina
A Scandinavian and Slavic form of Katherine. The Greek Aikaterine is of uncertain meaning; Christian writers later connected it to katharos, meaning pure.
Katarina in 2025
Katarina was given to 113 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,264th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 29,339 babies born.
The history of Katarina
Katarina reached its highest point in 1994, when 523 babies were given the name, ranking 912th that year.
Across the 68 years of records since 1958, 9,357 babies have been named Katarina. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Katarina by decade
| Decade | Babies named Katarina | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 9,689 |
| 1960s | 53 | 5,535 |
| 1970s | 148 | 5,324 |
| 1980s | 553 | 1,623 |
| 1990s | 3,553 | 912 |
| 2000s | 2,703 | 1,185 |
| 2010s | 1,571 | 2,267 |
| 2020s | 771 | 2,586 |
Where Katarina is heading
Katarina has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 175 babies in 2015 to 113 in 2025.
Names like Katarina
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Katarina.