Katarina
Katarina is a feminine given name. It is the standard Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, and Slovenian form of Katherine, and a variant spelling in several other languages.
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- German
Meaning & Origin of Katarina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Katarina is a feminine given name. It is the standard Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, and Slovenian form of Katherine, and a variant spelling in several other languages.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- German
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Sorbian
- Slovak
The Story of Katarina
Katarina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 523 births, good for #476 nationwide. About 38% of every Katarina on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Katarina ranks #1,976 for baby girls with 100 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Katarina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Katarina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Katarina
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Katarina Čas (born 1976), Slovenian actress
- Katarina Cohen (born 1975), Swedish actress
- Katarina Ewerlöf (born 1959), Swedish actress
- Katarina Radivojević (born 1979), Serbian actress
- Katarina Taikon (1932–1995), Swedish actress and writer
- Katarina Van Derham (born 1975), Slovak-American actress and model
- Katarina Žutić (born 1972), Serbian actress
- Katarina Branković (1418–1492), Countess of Celje as the wife of Count Ulrich II
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Names that sound like Katarina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Katarina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Katarina
Katarina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Katarina's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #476. Use the chart and map above to compare Katarina'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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