Katrena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-TREE-nuh
- Origin
- Greek
Katrena is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Katrena mean?
Greek: variant of Katrina, a short form of Katharina
“pure”
A variant spelling of Katrina, a short form of Katharina, the German form of Catherine.
Is Katrena a girl's or a boy's name?
Katrena is a girls' name.
How popular is Katrena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1972, with 72 girls. It first appears in the records in 1929.
Half of all the girls named Katrena in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katrena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,965 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 34 | #2,515 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,840 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,729 |
| 1974 | 50 | #1,772 |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,913 |
| 1972 | 72 | #1,380 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,906 |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,877 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,980 |
| 1968 | 24 | #2,538 |
| 1967 | 29 | #2,212 |
| 1966 | 24 | #2,452 |
| 1965 | 26 | #2,344 |
| 1964 | 27 | #2,347 |
| 1963 | 18 | #2,959 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 19 | #2,819 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,909 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 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 | 6 | #4,051 |
Nicknames for Katrena
Names like Katrena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa, Christina, Angela, Cassandra, Rebecca, Amanda, Jessica, Veronica, Samantha, Kendra, Teresa, Andrea
Names related to Katrena
Kathryn, Katerina, Katrina, Katheryn, Katherin, Katerin, Kathrine, Katherina
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, “Katrena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katrena, updated 20 October 2026.