Catarina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-ta-REE-na
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,896 for girls
Catarina is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 1,896th for girls in the US (103 babies).
What does Catarina mean?
Greek: Portuguese and Italian form of Catherine
Portuguese form of Catherine; Catarina of Braganza married Charles II of England in 1662.
Is Catarina a girl's or a boy's name?
Catarina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 103 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Catarina in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,675th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Catarina, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Catarina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Catarina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Catarina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,896th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 103 about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 103 girls in the US were named Catarina, making it the 1,896th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,100th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 118 girls. It first appears in the records in 1888.
Half of all the girls named Catarina in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Catarina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | #1,896 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1,895 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1,736 |
| 2022 | 92 | #2,087 |
| 2021 | 89 | #2,119 |
| 2020 | 87 | #2,100 |
| 2019 | 84 | #2,193 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,532 |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,530 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,761 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,810 |
| 2014 | 56 | #3,003 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,597 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,769 |
| 2011 | 56 | #3,013 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,751 |
| 2009 | 52 | #3,188 |
| 2008 | 80 | #2,397 |
| 2007 | 52 | #3,247 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,728 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 82 | #2,172 |
| 2003 | 63 | #2,553 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2,260 |
| 2001 | 84 | #2,009 |
| 2000 | 71 | #2,209 |
| 1999 | 56 | #2,524 |
| 1998 | 58 | #2,395 |
| 1997 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 1996 | 59 | #2,250 |
| 1995 | 80 | #1,783 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,967 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,759 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,982 |
| 1991 | 56 | #2,285 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 34 | #2,982 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 28 | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,263 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 15 | #3,335 |
| 1962 | 18 | #2,921 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,356 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,724 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,216 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1943 | 17 | #2,150 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,536 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,095 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1939 | 16 | #2,038 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,663 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,773 |
| 1932 | 15 | #2,129 |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,420 |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,534 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,446 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,636 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,770 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,588 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,377 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,566 |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,944 |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,575 |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,765 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,463 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,445 |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,208 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,922 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,133 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,525 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,896 |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,465 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,297 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,656 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,521 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,471 |
| 1908 | 13 | #1,135 |
| 1907 | 10 | #1,289 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,485 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #1,320 |
| 1901 | 11 | #1,007 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,560 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,393 |
| 1898 | 7 | #1,379 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,299 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,136 |
Nicknames for Catarina
- Cat
- Rina 6 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Catarina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella, Arabella, Elena, Chloe, Alexandra, Athena, Olivia, Sophia, Aurora, Amelia, Emilia, Cora
Names related to Catarina
Catherine, Catrin, Catriona, Katarina, Caterina, Catrina, Katharina, Catharine, Catharina
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Catarina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/catarina, updated 20 October 2026.