Katharina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kat-a-REE-na
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,324 for girls
Katharina is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure (by traditional association)”. In 2025 it ranked 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
What does Katharina mean?
Greek: German and Dutch form of Katherine
“pure (by traditional association)”
The German form of Katherine; Katharina von Bora was the wife of the reformer Martin Luther.
Is Katharina a girl's or a boy's name?
Katharina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Katharina in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Katharina in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Katharina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Katharina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,324th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Katharina, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,663rd. Its busiest year was 1991, with 58 girls. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the girls named Katharina in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 171 girls in the US were given Katharina or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,176, up from #6,324 for this spelling alone.
Katharina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5,663 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,931 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,877 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,310 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1995 | 44 | #2,730 |
| 1994 | 51 | #2,460 |
| 1993 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,873 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 21 | #3,110 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 27 | #2,327 |
| 1966 | 28 | #2,248 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 24 | #2,529 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 18 | #2,759 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 18 | #2,726 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,762 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,832 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,825 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,060 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,592 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #1,136 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #1,277 |
| 1898 | 8 | #1,263 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,484 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #1,171 |
| 1891 | 6 | #1,213 |
| 1890 | 7 | #1,099 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #837 |
| 1887 | 6 | #1,036 |
| 1886 | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | 7 | #842 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,024 |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
| 1881 | 6 | #740 |
Nicknames for Katharina
- Kathi
- Kat
Names like Katharina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexandra, Lydia, Emma, Jessica, Emily, Chloe, Zoe, Melissa, Georgina, Olivia, Isabella, Elizabeth
Other spellings of Katharina
Names related to Katharina
Katherine, Kathryn, Katrina, Catarina, Katharine, Katherina, Kathrine, Katheryn, Katherin
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, 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, “Katharina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katharina, updated 20 October 2026.