Girl · #11,156 in 2026

Katarzyna

Katarzyna is a Polish given name, equivalent to English "Catherine". Its diminutive forms include Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka; augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna.

  • Polish
Current Rank
#11,156
Peak Rank
#3,068 (1998)
Total Babies
721
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1980
First Year
2023
Last Year
1998
Peak Year
#3068
Peak Rank
721
Total Count
41
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Katarzyna

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Katarzyna is a Polish given name, equivalent to English "Catherine". Its diminutive forms include Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka; augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Polish

The Story of Katarzyna

American parents first put Katarzyna on the record books as a baby girl name in 1980, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 41 Katarzynas were born — ranking #3,068 that year. About 43% of every Katarzyna on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Katarzyna last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 721 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Katarzyna

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Katarzyna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Katarzyna

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Frequently Asked Questions about Katarzyna

What does the name Katarzyna mean?
Katarzyna is a Polish given name, equivalent to English "Catherine". Its diminutive forms include Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka; augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna.
What is the origin of the name Katarzyna?
Katarzyna has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Polish.
How popular is Katarzyna in 2026?
In 2026, Katarzyna ranks #11,156 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year.
When was Katarzyna most popular?
Katarzyna reached its peak popularity in 1998, ranking #3,068 that year with 41 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Katarzyna most popular?
Katarzyna has historically been most popular in Illinois, New Jersey, New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Katarzyna.
Is Katarzyna a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Katarzyna is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Katarzyna?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Katarzyna include Komal, Shian, Kaelie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Katarzyna?
Common variants and related forms of Katarzyna include Kasia. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Katarzyna

Katarzyna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 721 births in the dataset. Katarzyna's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #3,068. Use the chart and map above to compare Katarzyna'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.