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“Variant of Katherine — Debated; possibly 'each of the two' (Greek), popularly linked to 'pure'” — Greek via French origin
Girl's name · #111 in the US (2025) · Trending
Catalina is climbing: on the charts since 1893, it reached #111 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 2,500 girls given the name last year. Roughly 33,000 have carried it all-time. Together with its spelling variant Katalina (#430), Catalina would rank around #76 with about 3,200 births last year — the newborns split about 77/23 between Catalina and Katalina.
Around the world: #5 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #10 in Argentina (2024) · #64 in Spain (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 340 notable people named Catalina:
Entertainers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress.
Similar names: Katalina · Juliette · Cataleya · Adelina · Lucia · Carolina
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