Katrine
Katrina or Katrine is a feminine given name. It is a derivative of Katherine.
Meaning & Origin of Katrine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Katrina or Katrine is a feminine given name. It is a derivative of Katherine.
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The Story of Katrine
Katrine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 27 Katrines were born — ranking #3,146 that year. As of 2026, Katrine ranks #14,119 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 903 Katrines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Katrine
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Katrina Adams (born 1968), American tennis player
- Katrina Asay (born 1957), American politician
- Katrina Bayonas (born 1941), English theatrical agent, producer and manager
- Katrina Begin (born 1982), American actress
- Katrina Best , British-born Canadian author of short stories
- Katrina Bowden (born 1988), American actress
- Katrina Boyd (born 1971), Australian soccer player
- Katrina Brown , English academic
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Names that sound like Katrine
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About the name Katrine
Katrine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 903 births in the dataset. Katrine's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #3,146. Use the chart and map above to compare Katrine'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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