Katarzyna
Katarzyna is a Polish given name, equivalent to English "Catherine". Its diminutive forms include Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka; augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna.
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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The Story of Katarzyna
Katarzyna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 41 Katarzynas were born — ranking #3,068 that year. As of 2026, Katarzyna ranks #11,156 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 721 Katarzynas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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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 .
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