The baby name Katherina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌkæθəˈriːnə/ (kah-thuh-REE-nuh).
Katherina is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Katherina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌkæθəˈriːnə/ (kah-thuh-REE-nuh).
Katherina is Greek in Origin.
Katherina is a learned variant of the pan‑European Katherine/Catherine family, ultimately linked to Greek Aikaterine. Its precise root is uncertain, though since late antiquity it has been associated by folk etymology with Greek katharos, “pure,” a meaning reinforced by the cult of saints Catherine of Alexandria and Catherine of Siena. The spelling Katherina appears in German and English records from the late medieval period and is famously borne by Shakespeare’s Katherina (Kate) Minola in The Taming of the Shrew, helping anchor the form in early modern English usage.
Related forms span languages: Katherine and Catherine (English), Katharina (German/Scandinavian), Katarina (South Slavic), Katerina (Greek/Slavic), Katrina, Caterina (Italian), Kateryna (Ukrainian), and Ekaterina/Yekaterina (Russian). Diminutives include Kate, Kat, Kathy/Kathi, Katie/Catie, Trina, Rina, Ina, and regional Katya. Today Katherina feels classic yet distinctive, preserving the venerable “pure” association while offering cross-cultural familiarity and abundant nickname options.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1996 | #1 | — | 577 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| LT | 0 | #87 | 2 | 949 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #91 | 2 | 865 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #133 | 3 | 1,786 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #135 | 4 | 3,797 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #190 | 5 | 3,641 | |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #231 | 12 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #257 | 7 | 7,056 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2018 | #286 | 5 | 2,960 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 5 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #354 | 6 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #361 | 4 | 5,096 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| CL | 0 | #383 | 29 | 6,867 | |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #399 | 7 | 3,185 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #400 | 99 | 11,913 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #404 | 17 | 1,885 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #424 | 14 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #434 | 48 | 9,861 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #500 | 11 | 6,731 |
| CO | 0 | #506 | 5 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #520 | 13 | 11,342 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #564 | 36 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #602 | 14 | 16,104 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #620 | 238 | 14,098 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #697 | 18 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #758 | 81 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #762 | 25 | 15,093 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #858 | 86 | 14,861 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #904 | 13 | 8,487 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #937 | 19 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #946 | 38 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #955 | 40 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,049 | 30 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,365 | 82 | 9,415 |
Katherina is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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