Given name
Katerina
“one who is pure; virginal”
Katerina is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Katerina is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Katerina is a romanization of Катерина. Катерина comes from Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian use, Katerina is used as a form of Katherine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Katerina is a variant 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
Katerina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,021
- 0 boys · 8,021 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 259 babies
- 2025
- 151
- #1,431 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 151 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,431 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 259 in 1998. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,171 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.
Katerina’s family of names
Katerina shares a linguistic root with Katherine. In Maltese usage, Katerina has a conventional equivalent in the English form Catherine. Katerina has a related form in Katherine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Katerina has relatives in 7 languages.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 56
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Catalinaequivalent
- CatherineEnglish
- Katieequivalent
- Kathrynequivalent
- Karenequivalent
- Catarinaequivalent
- Katiaequivalent
- Rinaequivalent
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- Katrinaequivalent
- Katyequivalent
- Katyaequivalent
- Caterinaequivalent
- Katherinaequivalent
- Ekaterinaequivalent
- KatharinaGerman
- Kathrineequivalent
- Kaisaequivalent
- Catharinaequivalent
- Katerynaequivalent
- Cathrynequivalent
- Carinequivalent
- Karinequivalent
- Katjaequivalent
- Ketiequivalent
- Kajsaequivalent
- Katriequivalent
- Katerineequivalent
- Katrinequivalent
- Kaarinaequivalent
- Kathieequivalent
- Kareenequivalent
- Katrineequivalent
- Cathrineequivalent
- Katarzynaequivalent
- Katinaequivalent
- Catrinequivalent
- Cathieequivalent
- Catharineequivalent
- Ekateriniequivalent
- Katarínaequivalent
- Ekaterineequivalent
- Екатеринаequivalent
- Καίτηequivalent
- Katriinaequivalent
- Αικατερίνηequivalent
- Chatrineequivalent
- Ρίναequivalent
- Katriinequivalent
- Jekaterinaequivalent
- Aikaterinaequivalent
- Katariinaequivalent
- Κάτιαequivalent
- Κατίναequivalent
- Αικατερίναequivalent
- 凱瑟琳Chinese
- Katrijnequivalent
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Katerina
- Katerina SakellaropoulouGreek judge, former president of the Hellenic Republicborn 1956
- Kat GrahamAmerican actress and singer (born 1989)
- Katerine DuskaGreek-Canadian singerborn 1989
- Caterina Vitalefirst female pharmacist and chemist in Malta1566–1619
- Ekaterini ThanouGreek sprint athleteborn 1975
- Katy GarbiGreek singer and musicianborn 1961
- Katerina MaleevaBulgarian tennis playerborn 1969
- Katerina JacobGerman-Canadian actress and cabaret artistborn 1958
- Katerina BatzeliGreek politicianborn 1958
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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