Kathrina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kath-REE-nuh
- Origin
- Greek
Kathrina is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kathrina mean?
Greek: variant of Katrina, from Katharina, a form of Catherine
“pure”
A variant of Katrina, which is a short form of Katharina, the German form of Catherine.
Is Kathrina a girl's or a boy's name?
Kathrina is a girls' name.
How popular is Kathrina in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1886.
Half of all the girls named Kathrina in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kathrina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 22 | #3,030 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,437 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,108 |
Nicknames for Kathrina
Names like Kathrina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha Melissa Aviva Krisha Christina Kira Radhika Anika Nikita Nika Aisha Kridha
Names related to Kathrina
Katherine Kathryn Katerina Katrina Katarina Katheryn Katharine Katherin
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, “Kathrina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kathrina, updated 20 October 2026.