The baby name Katalin is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-tah-lin; Hungarian IPA: /ˈkɒtɒlin/.
The baby name Katalin is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-tah-lin; Hungarian IPA: /ˈkɒtɒlin/.
Katalin is in Origin.
Katalin is the Hungarian form of the pan-European Catherine/Katherine, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine. Its exact etymology is debated - some scholars relate it to the goddess Hecate or aikia “torture,” but since late antiquity it has been reinterpreted through Greek katharos, yielding the familiar meaning “pure.” The name entered Hungarian, likely via ecclesiastical Latin and German channels, anchored by the cult of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
Attested in medieval records and long favored among Hungarian families, Katalin remains classic and widely used; the country marks its name day on November 25. Diminutives and pet forms include Kati, Kata, Kató, and Katica, with modern Kitti paralleling English Kitty. Close international variants are Katharina (German), Caterina (Italian), Ekaterina (Russian), Katarina (Slavic/Scandinavian), Katarzyna (Polish), and Catherine/Katherine (English). Contemporary bearers such as Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó have boosted its global visibility.
| Katalin Karády Katalin Karády was a Hungarian actress and singer best known internationally for being honored as Righteous Among the Nations for rescuing Hungarian Jews during World War II. She was also a leading star of Hungarian cinema between 1939 and 1945, appearing in films such as Halálos tavasz and Egy tál lencse. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | Girls | 0 | #2 | 3,033 | 3,308 |
| HU | 0 | #12 | 215 | 1,675 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #74 | 8 | 756 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #134 | 4 | 1,651 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #150 | 4 | 3,773 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #164 | 11 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #185 | 6 | 4,850 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| Austria | 0 | #196 | 18 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #211 | 2 | 2,600 | |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #274 | 153 | 1,885 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #287 | 8 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Girls | 2004 | #291 | 6 | 2,526 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #321 | 9 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #347 | 5 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| France | Girls | 1990 | #365 | 3 | 1,952 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Germany | 0 | #416 | 22 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #464 | 8 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #512 | 12 | 10,981 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #599 | 19 | 11,648 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #658 | 184 | 4,949 |
| IT | 0 | #701 | 14 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #711 | 28 | 3,895 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #867 | 89 | 5,933 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #914 | 17 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2014 | #927 | 6 | 9,590 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #942 | 42 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,249 | 198 | 9,415 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,385 | 87 | 10,046 |
Katalin is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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