Ekaterina
Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian Yekaterina. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Its Western counterpart is Catherine (Katherine). Notable people with the name can be found below.
Meaning & Origin of Ekaterina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian Yekaterina. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Its Western counterpart is Catherine (Katherine). Notable people with the name can be found below.
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The Story of Ekaterina
Ekaterina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 43 Ekaterinas were born — ranking #3,460 that year. As of 2026, Ekaterina ranks #6,800 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 1K Ekaterinas 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 Ekaterina
Ekaterina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ekaterina's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #3,333. Use the chart and map above to compare Ekaterina'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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