Given name & surname
Katrina
“one who is pure; virginal”
In English use, Katrina 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, Katrina 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
Katrina is a form of Catherine. Catherine possibly comes from French, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Katrina 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
Katrina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 101,731
- 238 boys · 101,493 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 3,415 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #2,226 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,226 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,397 in 1980. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 90,135 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.
Katrina’s family of names
In English usage, Katrina has a diminutive in Trina. Katrina has a related form in Katherine. In English usage, Katrina has a related form in Catherine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Katrina has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Katherinevariant
- Catherinevariant · English
- Katharinavariant · German
- Trinashort form · Faroese, English
- Catrinavariant · English
- Kattrinalikely variant
- Katrinnalikely variant
- Triniclipped form · English
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 42
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Catalinaequivalent
- Kateequivalent
- Katieequivalent
- Karenequivalent
- Katerinaequivalent
- Catarinaequivalent
- Katiaequivalent
- Katyequivalent
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- Kathyequivalent
- Katyaequivalent
- Caterinaequivalent
- Ekaterinaequivalent
- Kaisaequivalent
- Kathrineequivalent
- Cathyequivalent
- Cathrynequivalent
- Carinequivalent
- Karinequivalent
- Kajsaequivalent
- Katjaequivalent
- Kathrinaequivalent
- Cathrinaequivalent
- Katriequivalent
- Kaarinaequivalent
- Katalinequivalent
- Kathieequivalent
- Kareenequivalent
- Katarzynaequivalent
- Catrinequivalent
- Cathieequivalent
- Catharineequivalent
- КатринаRussian
- Katrijnequivalent
- Katarínaequivalent
- Екатеринаequivalent
- Ekaterineequivalent
- Katriinaequivalent
- Chatrineequivalent
- Katriinequivalent
- Jekaterinaequivalent
- Katariinaequivalent
- Kateřinaequivalent
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Katrina
- Katrina KaifBritish actress (1981-present)born 1983
- Katrina BowdenAmerican actress and modelborn 1988
- Kate DiCamilloAmerican children's writer (born 1964)
- Katrina LehisEstonian fencer (born 1994)
- Katrina LawAmerican actressborn 1985
- Katrina LeskanichAmerican singerborn 1960
- TrinaAmerican rapperborn 1974
- Katrina McClainAmerican basketball player (born 1965)
- Katrina AdamsUS tennis playerborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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