Caterina
Caterina was the 4679th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1608th; the most babies were born in 2014 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,187 places. More babies were named Caterina in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,679 girls, down 738 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201468 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,017babies recorded
Caterina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,679 | 29 |
| 2020 | #3,941 | 36 |
| 2010 | #3,902 | 39 |
| 2000 | #2,547 | 59 |
| 1990 | #3,636 | 29 |
| 1980 | #2,703 | 34 |
| 1970 | #1,955 | 43 |
| 1960 | #3,531 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,100 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,796 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Caterina, counting every spelling?
Caterina is a spelling of Katerina, a name family that ranked #1,147 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,679 for Caterina on its own. Together these spellings went to 190 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katerina | 151 | #1,431 | 806 |
| Caterina | 29 | #4,679 | 206 |
| Kateryna | 10 | #9,773 | 49 |
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 Caterina?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caterina (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caterina 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caterina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caterina?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Caterina are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 16 and 48. That makes Caterina 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.
Caterina by state
How common Caterina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×). In 46 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 Caterina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caterina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caterina
How popular is the name Caterina?
Caterina was the 4679th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1608th; the most babies were born in 2014 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,187 places. More babies were named Caterina in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Caterina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Caterina in the US.
Where is Caterina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Caterina was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Florida.