Catarina
Catarina is a feminine given name. It is a Portuguese, and Galician form of the name Katherine. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Catarina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Catarina is a feminine given name. It is a Portuguese, and Galician form of the name Katherine. It may refer to:
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The Story of Catarina
Catarina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1888, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 118 Catarinas were born — ranking #1,735 that year. As of 2026, Catarina ranks #1,766 for baby girls with 115 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Catarinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Catarina
Catarina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Catarina's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,006. Use the chart and map above to compare Catarina'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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