girl's name
Katarina
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 12,710
Scotland
#777
1996 births
Katarina is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1994, when 523 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,340 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1958.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Katarina 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 | 5 |
| 1960s | 53 |
| 1970s | 148 |
| 1980s | 553 |
| 1990s | 3,553 |
| 2000s | 2,703 |
| 2010s | 1,571 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 771 |
How popular is Katarina?
In 2025, Katarina was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Katarina 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 Katarina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Katarina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katarina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Katarina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Katarina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katarina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Katarina
How popular is the name Katarina?
In 2025, Katarina was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Katarina a girl's or a boy's name?
Katarina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Katarina?
Katarina has 4 syllables.
When was Katarina most popular?
Katarina peaked in 1994, when 523 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Katarina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Katarina currently ranks #1,466 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.