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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 · #1788 in the US (2025) · 90s
Katarina reached #477 in 1994 and has eased to #1788 since. About 9,400 girls have carried it since 1958. Together with its spelling variant Catarina (#1897), Katarina would rank around #1104 with about 220 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Katarina and Catarina.
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.
Among 1,063 notable people named Katarina:
Medical professionals appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katarina Svanberg, Swedish biomedical imaging researcher.
Similar names: Catarina · Nicolette · Carina · Sarina · Christiana · Katia
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