# Catriona (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/catriona/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 683 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 683 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 712, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Caitrìona.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19 | 6,865 |
| 2010 | 6 | 15,339 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11,366 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,466 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,204 |
| 2014 | 13 | 8,576 |
| 2015 | 17 | 7,041 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7,672 |
| 2017 | 17 | 6,866 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,287 |
| 2019 | 21 | 5,833 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7,293 |
| 2021 | 19 | 6,225 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9,831 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15,746 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19 | 1,447 |
| 2009 | 17 | 1,596 |
| 2010 | 11 | 2,235 |
| 2011 | 12 | 2,150 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,521 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4,050 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2,203 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2,070 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,966 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3,447 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,519 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## People named Catriona

- Catriona Le May Doan, Canadian speed skater
- Catriona Bisset, Australian athlete
- Catriona MacColl, British actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.