The first name Katerina
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ˌkætəˈɹiːnə/ 4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 18 girls were named Katerina, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2001, with 46 births (#584).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Katerina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Katerina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 151 girls born in the United States were named Katerina, the 1,431st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 259 were.
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 Katerina
31 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kateřina SiniakováCzech tennis player (born 1996)
- Katerina VitaleFirst female pharmacist and chemist in Malta, 1566–1619
- Kateřina EmmonsCzech sport shooter, born 1983
- Kateřina NeumannováCzech cross country skier, born 1973
- Katerina MaleevaBulgarian tennis player, born 1969
- Kateřina BaďurováCzech coach, Olympic athlete and pole vaulter, born 1982
- Kateřina NashCzech skier and cyclist, born 1977
- Kateřina KonečnáCzech politician, born 1981
- Kateřina HolubcováCzech biathlete, born 1976
- Kateřina TučkováCzech writer, born 1980
- Kateřina SvitkováCzech association football player, born 1996
- Kateřina NěmcováCzech-born American chess player, born 1990
Questions
- How popular is the name Katerina?
- In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Katerina, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 2001, with 46 births.
- Is Katerina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,021 US babies named Katerina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Katerina most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 259 babies were named Katerina, its highest rank at 822nd.
- How do you pronounce Katerina?
- Katerina is /ˌkætəˈɹiːnə/, 4 syllables.