Katarina

Katarina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: Greek
Say it: kah-tah-REE-nah · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Form of Katherine used across many European languages, especially Slavic and Scandinavian ones. Ultimately from Greek Aikaterine, traditionally associated with purity.

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How popular is Katarina?

202435.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Katarina in 2024116

2024 rank#1,741 girls

Peak year1994

Total US babies since 18809,244

Katarina has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Katarina

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Katarina questions

What does the name Katarina mean?

Katarina means "pure". It comes from Greek. Form of Katherine used across many European languages, especially Slavic and Scandinavian ones. Ultimately from Greek Aikaterine, traditionally associated with purity.

Is Katarina a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Katarina?

116 US babies were named Katarina in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.

How do you pronounce Katarina?

Katarina is usually pronounced kah-tah-REE-nah.

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.