Catarina
Catarina was the 1897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 1018th; the most babies were born in 2023 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved up 918 places. More babies were named Catarina in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,897 girls, up 207 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 103girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,965babies recorded
Catarina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,897 | 103 |
| 2020 | #2,104 | 87 |
| 2010 | #2,758 | 64 |
| 2000 | #2,215 | 71 |
| 1990 | #3,234 | 34 |
| 1980 | #3,736 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,740 | 16 |
| 1960 | #3,377 | 14 |
| 1950 | #3,079 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,537 | 26 |
| 1920 | #2,485 | 14 |
| 1910 | #1,535 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,595 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Catarina, counting every spelling?
Catarina is a spelling of Katarina, a name family that ranked #1,056 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,897 for Catarina on its own. Together these spellings went to 216 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katarina | 113 | #1,788 | 615 |
| Catarina | 103 | #1,897 | 507 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Catarina?
103 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Catarina (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Catarina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Catarina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Catarina?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Catarina are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 9 and 34. That makes Catarina mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Catarina by state
How common Catarina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (3.4×), Florida (2.8×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Catarina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Catarina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Catarina
How popular is the name Catarina?
Catarina was the 1897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 1018th; the most babies were born in 2023 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved up 918 places. More babies were named Catarina in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Catarina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Catarina in the US.
Where is Catarina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Catarina was most common in Alabama (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Tennessee.