Katherina
Katherina is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, German.
- English
- German
Meaning & Origin of Katherina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Katherina is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- German
The Story of Katherina
American parents first put Katherina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1889, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 46 Katherinas were born — ranking #2,620 that year. As of 2026, Katherina ranks #7,472 for baby girls with 14 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Katherina
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About the name Katherina
Katherina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Katherina's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,017. Use the chart and map above to compare Katherina'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.