Catalin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ka-ta-LEEN
- Origin
- Greek
Catalin is a boys' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Catalin mean?
Greek: Romanian Cătălin, a masculine counterpart of Cătălina (Catherine)
Cătălin is the young page in Mihai Eminescu's poem Luceafărul, a classic of Romanian literature.
Is Catalin a girl's or a boy's name?
Catalin is a boys' name.
How popular is Catalin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Catalin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Catalin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
Names like Catalin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore, Cillian, Sebastian, Robin, Theo, Austin, Tobias, Elijah, Hudson, Carter, Grayson, George
More Greek names
Luca, Sophia, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Catalin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/catalin, updated 20 October 2026.