Caitriona
Catriona is a feminine given name in the English language. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish Caitríona or Scottish Gaelic Catrìona, which are forms of the English Katherine.
Meaning & Origin of Caitriona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Catriona is a feminine given name in the English language. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish Caitríona or Scottish Gaelic Catrìona, which are forms of the English Katherine.
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The Story of Caitriona
Caitriona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1987, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 17 Caitrionas were born — ranking #6,791 that year. As of 2026, Caitriona ranks #9,907 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 272 Caitrionas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Caitriona
Caitriona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 272 births in the dataset. Caitriona's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,191. Use the chart and map above to compare Caitriona's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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