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Catarina

Meaning: Possibly each of the two; popularly linked to pure
Origin: Variant of Katherine · Greek; etymology debated (from Greek)

Girl's name · #1897 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Catarina reached its best rank, #1018, in 1901 and ranked #1897 in 2025. About 4,000 girls have carried it since 1888.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#495 in Ireland (2025) · #1,207 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,501 in France (2025) · #2,638 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,572 in Canada (2024).

Famous Catarinas

Catarina van Hemessen — Flemish Renaissance painter
Catarina Macario — American soccer player
Catarina Martins — Portuguese politician
Catarina Furtado — Portuguese actress
Catarina Lorenzo — Youth climate change activist

In stories & tradition

Catarina Claes — My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (novel series)

What Catarinas become

Among 217 notable people named Catarina:

Sports figures appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Catarina Macario, American soccer player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Katarina (#1788), Catarina would rank around #1104 with about 220 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Katarina and Catarina.

Similar names: Katarina · Adelaida · Cattaleya · Rina · Idalia · Sabina

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