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Catarina

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly each of the two, traditionally linked to pure
Origin: Greek — Portuguese form of Catherine

Girl's name · #1897 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Catarina reached its best rank, #1018, in 1901 and ranked #1897 in 2025. About 4,000 girls have carried it since 1888.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#483 in Ireland (2025) · #1,207 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,232 in Austria (2025) · #2,501 in France (2025) · #2,605 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,033 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,478 in Canada (2025) · #8,645 in Italy (2024) · #1,383 in Belgium (2016).

Famous Catarinas

Catarina Macario — American footballer (born 1999)
Catarina Martins — Portuguese politician (born 1973)
Catarina van Hemessen — Flemish Renaissance painter (1528 or 1527–1567)
Catarina Furtado — Portuguese TV presenter and actress (born 1972)
Catarina Vaz Pinto — Portuguese politician (born 1960)

In stories & tradition

Catarina Claes — My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (novel series)

What Catarinas become

Among 217 notable people named Catarina:

Sports figures appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Catarina Macario, American footballer (born 1999).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Katarina (#1788), Catarina would rank around #1104 with about 220 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Katarina and Catarina.

Similar names: Katarina · Idalia · Cattaleya · Sarina · Vesper · Sabina

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