Catalina

Catalina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: kat-uh-LEE-nuh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Catalina is the Spanish form of Katherine/Catherine, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine. It is also the name of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Spanish tradition.

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How popular is Catalina?

2024666 per million US babies

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Babies named Catalina in 20242,216

2024 rank#128 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188030,549

Catalina is rising: use over the last five years is 3.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Catalina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Katherinepure · Greek
Catherinepure · Greek
Karenpure · Danish
Katiepure · English
Kathrynpure · Greek
Katepure · Greek
Caitlinpure · Irish
Katerinapure · Greek

Catalina questions

What does the name Catalina mean?

Catalina means "pure". It comes from Spanish. Catalina is the Spanish form of Katherine/Catherine, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine. It is also the name of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Spanish tradition.

Is Catalina a boy or girl name?

Catalina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Catalina?

2,216 US babies were named Catalina in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Catalina?

Catalina is usually pronounced kat-uh-LEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.