Katherina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kath-eh-REE-nah
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,916 for girls
Katherina is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Katherina mean?
Greek: variant of Katharina, a European form of Katherine
Katherina is the fiery heroine of Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew.
Is Katherina a girl's or a boy's name?
Katherina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Katherina in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 4 girls.
Katherina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Katherina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,916among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Katherina, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 1889.
Half of all the girls named Katherina in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katherina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 30 | #3,575 |
| 1991 | 46 | #2,614 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 33 | #3,034 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 25 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,435 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 32 | #2,126 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,376 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,518 |
| 1965 | 21 | #2,683 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,411 |
| 1963 | 20 | #2,779 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 16 | #3,188 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,356 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 22 | #2,415 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,724 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 7 | #4,009 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,637 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,678 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,595 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,384 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,582 |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,426 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,091 |
| 1892 | 9 | #1,017 |
| 1891 | 6 | #1,213 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,337 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,278 |
Nicknames for Katherina
Names like Katherina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lara Elena Athena Isabella Thea Alexandra Eliza Sophia Amelia Olivia Anastasia Emilia
Names related to Katherina
Katherine Kathryn Katerina Katrina Katarina Caterina Kateryna Katharine Katheryn
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Katherina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katherina, updated 20 October 2026.