Katerina
Katerina is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of Ekaterini and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina or Yekaterina.
Meaning & Origin of Katerina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Katerina is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of Ekaterini and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina or Yekaterina.
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The Story of Katerina
Katerina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1954, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 259 Katerinas were born — ranking #822 that year. As of 2026, Katerina ranks #1,572 for baby girls with 134 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 8K Katerinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Katerina
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke (1939–2020) Greek poet, translator and lecturer
- Katerina Bassi (born 1977), Greek taekwondo athlete
- Katerina Batzeli (born 1958), Greek politician
- Aikaterini Bliamou (born 1982), Greek swimmer
- Katerina Brim (born 1998), American Para-cyclist
- Katerina Dalaka (born 1992), Greek hurdler
- Katerina Deli (born 1975), Greek former basketball player
- Katerina Demetrashvili (born 2003), Czech politician
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Names that sound like Katerina
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About the name Katerina
Katerina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Katerina's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #807. Use the chart and map above to compare Katerina'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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