Katalina
Kara Wethington, known by the stage name Katalina, is a pop/dance artist who was signed to Thump Records. She is mostly known for her hit single "D.J. Girl" from her sole album Sonic Groove (1996). The album also spawned two more singles, "Sonic Groove" and "You'll Be My Future", but neither found much success on the charts.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Katalina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kara Wethington, known by the stage name Katalina, is a pop/dance artist who was signed to Thump Records. She is mostly known for her hit single "D.J. Girl" from her sole album Sonic Groove (1996). The album also spawned two more singles, "Sonic Groove" and "You'll Be My Future", but neither found much success on the charts.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Katalina
Katalina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 760 births, good for #401 nationwide. About 49% of every Katalina on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Katalina ranks #401 for baby girls with 760 births, rising sharply (+40% over the past five years). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Katalina
Katalina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Katalina's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #401. Use the chart and map above to compare Katalina'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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