Katarina
Katarina was the 1788th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 477th with 523 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 429 places. More babies were named Katarina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,788 girls, down 384 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 113girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994523 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,357babies recorded
Katarina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,788 | 113 |
| 2020 | #1,404 | 156 |
| 2010 | #1,638 | 131 |
| 2000 | #646 | 387 |
| 1990 | #1,211 | 140 |
| 1980 | #6,090 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,495 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Katarina, counting every spelling?
Katarina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,056 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,788 for Katarina 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 Katarina?
113 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Katarina (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Katarina 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Katarina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Katarina?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Katarina are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 16 and 32. That makes Katarina 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.
Katarina by state
How common Katarina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 38 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 Katarina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Katarina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Katarina
How popular is the name Katarina?
Katarina was the 1788th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 477th with 523 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 429 places. More babies were named Katarina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Katarina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Katarina in the US.
Where is Katarina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Katarina was most common in Florida (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and California.