Katalin
Katalin is a feminine given name and is a Hungarian variant from Catherine. Notable people with the name include:Katalin Bánffy Hungarian noblewoman Katalin Bársony Hungarian Romani film-maker and sociologist Kata Bethlen (1700–1759) Hungarian writer, sometimes known in English as Katherine Bethlen Katalin Bogyay President of the General Conference of UNESCO Katalin Cseh Canadian-born Hungarian…
- Hungarian
- Basque
Meaning & Origin of Katalin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Katalin is a feminine given name and is a Hungarian variant from Catherine. Notable people with the name include:Katalin Bánffy Hungarian noblewoman Katalin Bársony Hungarian Romani film-maker and sociologist Kata Bethlen (1700–1759) Hungarian writer, sometimes known in English as Katherine Bethlen Katalin Bogyay President of the General Conference of UNESCO Katalin Cseh Canadian-born Hungarian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
- Basque
The Story of Katalin
The earliest SSA record of Katalin as a baby girl name dates back to 1957, when 6 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Katalin — #3,893 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Katalins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 400 Katalins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Katalin
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About the name Katalin
Katalin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 400 births in the dataset. Katalin's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #3,893. Use the chart and map above to compare Katalin'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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