Given name & surname
Katina
“one who is pure; virginal”
Katina is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Katina is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Slovenian usage, Katina is a diminutive of Katarina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Katina 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
Katina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,340
- 34 boys · 11,306 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 2,761 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,747 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,610 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.
Katina’s family of names
In Slovenian usage, Katina is a diminutive of Katarina. Katina has a related form in Katherine. In Greek usage, Katina as a surname is a transliteration of Κάτινα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Katina
- Katina PaxinouGreek actress (1900-1973)
- Katina SchubertGerman politicianborn 1961
- Katina PapaGreek writer1891–1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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