Given name
Katima
“a daughter with power”
Katima is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a daughter with power.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a daughter with power.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Katima through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 0 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 8 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 8 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Katima’s family of names
Katima has a related form in Kateama. Katima has a related form in Kateema. Katima has a related form in Kateima.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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