Ekaterini
Ekaterini or Aikaterini is a Greek feminine given name. It is an original Greek form of Katherine. Notable people with the name include:Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913-2007), originally Αικατερίνη, was the third daughter and youngest child of King Constantine I of Greece and Sophia of Prussia and Sister of King Paul of the Hellenes Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia,…
Meaning & Origin of Ekaterini
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ekaterini or Aikaterini is a Greek feminine given name. It is an original Greek form of Katherine. Notable people with the name include:Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913-2007), originally Αικατερίνη, was the third daughter and youngest child of King Constantine I of Greece and Sophia of Prussia and Sister of King Paul of the Hellenes Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia,…
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The Story of Ekaterini
Ekaterini first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 15 Ekaterinis were born — ranking #4,457 that year. As of 2026, Ekaterini ranks #12,576 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 201 Ekaterinis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ekaterini
Ekaterini is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 201 births in the dataset. Ekaterini's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #4,457. Use the chart and map above to compare Ekaterini'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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