Given name
Katine
“one who is pure; virginal”
Katine is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Katine is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Katine 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
Katine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 0 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 13 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 6 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1973.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Katine’s family of names
Katine has a related form in Katherine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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