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    The first name Catharina

    A girl’s name.

    4 syllables Female

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Catharina last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2011, with 3 births (#5,785).

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    9
    babies named Catharina, 1996–2025
    #5,591
    rank in 2019
    2011
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Catharina with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Catharina at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 11 girls born in the United States were named Catharina, the 8,979th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 14 were.

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    332
    babies named Catharina since 1880
    #8,979
    rank in 2025
    1989
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Catharina

    22 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Catharina Lodders
      Dutch beauty pageant contestant, born 1942
    • Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau
      Countess of Orange-Nassau by birth and by marriage Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg (1578-1648
    • Catharina Svensson
      Danish beauty pageant contestant and lawyer, born 1982
    • Catharina Helena Dörrien
      German botanist, botanical artist, author, translator, editor and governess (1717–1795)
    • Catharina Roodzant
      Dutch chess player (1896–1999)
    • Catharina van Rees
      Dutch poet, writer and composer, editor (1831-1915)
    • Catharina Neelissen
      Dutch rower, born 1961
    • Catharina Halkes
      Dutch theologian (1920–2011)
    • Catharina Cramer
      German/Dutch midwife, 1656–1746
    • Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg
      Austrian writer and noble, 1633–1694
    • Anna Catharina Materna
      Danish actor and playwright (1731-1757)
    • Catharina Julia Roeters van Lennep
      Dutch painter and illustrator (1813-1883)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Catharina?
    In 2019, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Catharina, ranking 5,591st. Its peak was 2011, with 3 births.
    Is Catharina a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 332 US babies named Catharina since 1880 were girls.
    When was Catharina most popular?
    1989 in the United States, when 14 babies were named Catharina, its highest rank at 5,888th.