Given name & surname
Catarina
“one who is pure; virginal”
Catarina is a variant of Catherine. One English interpretation is “one who is pure; virginal.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Catarina is a variant of Catherine. One English interpretation is “one who is pure; virginal.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Catarina is a form of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Catarina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,965
- 0 boys · 3,965 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 103
- #1,897 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 103 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,897 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,733 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Catarina’s family of names
In Occitan usage, Catarina has a diminutive in Caton. Catarina shares a linguistic root with Katherine. Catarina has a related form in Catherine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Catarina has relatives in 13 languages.
14 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Catherinevariant · French, English
- Katarinavariant · Serbo-Croatian, Swedish
- Katharinavariant · German
- Catondiminutive · Occitan
- Catarinondiminutive · Occitan
- Catissondiminutive · Occitan
- Catindiminutive · Occitan
- Catuxadiminutive · Galician
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 46
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- CatalinaSpanish
- Katherinecognate
- Kateequivalent
- Katieequivalent
- Karenequivalent
- Katerinaequivalent
- KariNorwegian
- Katiaequivalent
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- Katrinaequivalent
- Katyequivalent
- Kathyequivalent
- Katyaequivalent
- CaterinaItalian
- Ekaterinaequivalent
- Kathrineequivalent
- Kaisaequivalent
- Cathyequivalent
- Cathrynequivalent
- Carinequivalent
- Karinequivalent
- Kajsaequivalent
- Katjaequivalent
- Katarzynaequivalent
- Catrinequivalent
- Cathieequivalent
- Catharineequivalent
- Katriequivalent
- Katrinequivalent
- Kaarinaequivalent
- Katalinequivalent
- Katrineequivalent
- Kathieequivalent
- Kareenequivalent
- Cathrineequivalent
- 凱瑟琳Chinese
- ΑικατερίνηGreek
- KateřinaCzech
- Katrijnequivalent
- Katarínaequivalent
- Екатеринаequivalent
- Ekaterineequivalent
- Katriinaequivalent
- Chatrineequivalent
- Katriinequivalent
- Jekaterinaequivalent
- Katariinaequivalent
People named Catarina
- Catherine of BraganzaQueen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1638–1705)
- Catarina MacarioAmerican soccer playerborn 1999
- Catarina MartinsPortuguese politicianborn 1973
- Catarina FurtadoPortuguese actressborn 1972
- Catarina Lorenzoyouth climate change activistborn 2006
- Catarina LindqvistSwedish tennis playerborn 1963
- Catarina CostaPortuguese judokaborn 1996
- Caterina CavalieriAustrian opera soprano (1755-1801)
- Catarina WallensteinPortuguese actressborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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