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Katerina

Origin: Undetermined — Variant of Ekaterina · form of Catherine (Russian, also transliterated Yekaterina)

Girl's name · #1431 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Katerina reached #807 in 1994 and has eased to #1431 since. About 8,000 girls have carried it since 1954.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#44 in Czechia (2025) · #510 in Norway (2025) · #941 in Austria (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,683 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,190 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,791 in France (2025) · #2,879 in Canada (2024).

Famous Katerinas

Katerina Sakellaropoulou — Greek judge, former president of the Hellenic Republic
Kateřina Siniaková — Czech tennis player
Katerina Stefanidi — Greek pole vaulter
Katerina Vitale — First female pharmacist and chemist in Malta
Katerina Tikhonova — Second child and daughter of Vladimir Putin

In stories & tradition

Katerina (Katherine Pierce) — The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtseva^ru — The Brothers Karamazov (book)
Katerina the Beautiful^ru — Character in Slavic folklore

What Katerinas become

Among 1,961 notable people named Katerina:

Medical professionals appear 2.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katerina Vitale, Greek pharmacist (1566–1619).

Similar names: Ivana · Katarina · Carina · Yuliana · Katia · Irina

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