Katalin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-tuh-lin
- Origin
- Greek
Katalin is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Katalin mean?
Greek: Hungarian form of Catherine
“pure”
The Hungarian form of Catherine.
Is Katalin a girl's or a boy's name?
Katalin is a girls' name.
How popular is Katalin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Katalin in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katalin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
Nicknames for Katalin
Names like Katalin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katherine, Katie, Kaitlyn, Kate, Alexis, Melissa, Lydia, Megan, Kiara, Madison, Emily, Kira
Names related to Katalin
Catalina, Katalina, Katelyn, Kaitlin, Katalyna, Katlyn, Kathalina, Kathlyn
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Katalin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katalin, updated 20 October 2026.