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Katarina

“Variant of Katherine — Debated; possibly 'each of the two' (Greek), popularly linked to 'pure'” — Greek via French origin

Girl's name · #1777 in the US (2025) · 90s

Katarina has appeared in US records since 1958 — best rank #476 (1994) · 9,357 babies named Katarina all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #9 in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) (2025) · #74 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Katarinas

• Katarina Witt — German figure skater
• Katarina Srebotnik — Slovenian female tennis player
• Katarina Taikon — Swedish Romani writer-actor
• Katarina Barley — German politician
• Katarina Johnson-Thompson — British heptathlete

In stories & tradition

• Katarina — Doctor Who
• Katarina Stratford — 10 Things I Hate About You
• Katarina Vogelhuber — The White Horse Inn

What Katarinas become

Among 603 notable people named Katarina:

Athletes appear 1.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katarina Witt, German figure skater.

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