Given name
Catrina
“one who is pure; virginal”
In English use, Catrina has a related form in Catherine. One English interpretation is “one who is pure; virginal.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Catrina has a related form in Catherine. One English interpretation is “one who is pure; virginal.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Catrina is a variant of Catriona. An origin associated with Catriona is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Catrina is a variant of Catriona. The history of Catriona gives this family its wider story. Robert Louis Stevenson used Catriona as the title of his 1893 sequel to Kidnapped, bringing this Gaelic-related name to a wider readership.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Catrina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,150
- 0 boys · 10,150 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 454 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,464 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,464 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 454 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,636 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.
Catrina’s family of names
In English usage, Catrina has a related form in Catherine. In English usage, Catrina has a related form in Katrina. In Spanish usage, Catrina has a related form in Catalina.
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Around the world
Catrina has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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