girl's name
Catrina
- Origin Finnish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 10,835
Northern Ireland
#392
2001 births
Catrina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Catrina is a name of Finnish origin.
- Peaked in 1980, when 454 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
Catrina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 122 |
| 1960s | 958 |
| 1970s | 3,388 |
| 1980s | 3,173 |
| 1990s | 1,509 |
| 2000s | 795 |
| 2010s | 140 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Catrina?
In 2025, Catrina was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Catrina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Catrina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Catrina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Catrina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Catrina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Catrina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Catrina
How popular is the name Catrina?
In 2025, Catrina was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Catrina a girl's or a boy's name?
Catrina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Catrina most popular?
Catrina peaked in 1980, when 454 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Catrina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Catrina currently ranks #8,648 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.