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Katerina

“Variant of Ekaterina — form of Catherine (Russian, also transliterated Yekaterina)”

Girl's name · #1431 in the US (2025) · 90s

Katerina reached #807 in 1994 and has eased to #1431 since. About 8,000 girls have carried it since 1954.

Around the world: #44 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Katerinas

• Katerina Sakellaropoulou — Greek judge, former president of the Hellenic Republic
• Kateřina Siniaková — Czech tennis player
• Katerina Stefanidi — Greek pole vaulter
• Katerina Vitale — first female pharmacist and chemist in Malta
• Katerina Tikhonova — second child and daughter of Vladimir Putin

In stories & tradition

• Katerina (Katherine Pierce) — The Vampire Diaries
• Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtseva — The Brothers Karamazov
• Katerina the Beautiful — folklore character

What Katerinas become

Among 1,961 notable people named Katerina:

Medical professionals appear 2.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katerina Vitale, first female pharmacist and chemist in Malta.

Similar names: Ivana · Katarina · Carina · Yuliana · Katia · Irina

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