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    The first name Ekaterina

    A girl’s name.

    Pronounced /ɪˌkæ.təˈɹiː.nə/ 5 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    From Serbo-Croatian and Russian Екатерина (Jekaterina).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 3 girls were named Ekaterina, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 18 births (#1,608).

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    213
    babies named Ekaterina, 1996–2025
    #5,927
    rank in 2025
    2011
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Ekaterina at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 20 girls born in the United States were named Ekaterina, the 5,970th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 43 were.

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    1,003
    babies named Ekaterina since 1880
    #5,970
    rank in 2025
    2005
    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 Ekaterina

    19 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ekaterina Svanidze
      First wife of Josef Stalin (1885–1907)
    • Ekaterina Zaharieva
      European Commissioner and former Deputy PM and minister in Bulgaria, born 1975
    • Ekaterina Dafovska
      Bulgarian biathlete, born 1975
    • Ekaterina Karavelova
      Bulgarian social activist, teacher, writer and translator, 1860–1947
    • Yekaterina Fesenko
      400 metres hurdles
    • Ekaterina Dzehalevich
      Belarusian tennis player, born 1986
    • Yekaterina Glazyrina
      Biathlete, born 1987
    • Ekaterina Alekseyevna Dolgorukova
      Engaged to tsar Peter II of Russia, 1712–1747
    • Ekaterina Petrova Yosifova
      Bulgarian educator, journalist and poet, 1941–2022
    • Ekaterina Kotrikadze
      Georgian and Russian journalist, born 1984
    • Ekaterina Junge
      Born countess Tolstoy, Russian painter and memoirist (1843–1913)
    • Ekaterina Senyavina
      Composer and pianist, 1761–1784

    Questions

    What does the name Ekaterina mean?
    From Serbo-Croatian and Russian Екатерина (Jekaterina).
    How popular is the name Ekaterina?
    In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Ekaterina, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2011, with 18 births.
    Is Ekaterina a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,003 US babies named Ekaterina since 1880 were girls.
    When was Ekaterina most popular?
    2005 in the United States, when 43 babies were named Ekaterina, its highest rank at 3,471st.
    How do you pronounce Ekaterina?
    Ekaterina is /ɪˌkæ.təˈɹiː.nə/, 5 syllables.