Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Catrena isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Catrena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 365
- 0 boys · 365 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 326 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.
Catrena’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Catrena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Karena
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Corinna
“a spear-wielding woman”
>99% girls
Katrina
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Karima
“one who is generous and noble”
>99% girls
Keya
>99% girls
Cari
“from the river” · “from the fort on the hill”
18% boys · 82% girls
Kiva
“protected by God”
5% boys · 95% girls
Jeanna
“God is gracious”
>99% girls