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Catarina

Girl

Meaning of Catarina: Portuguese: 'pure'

Catarina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Portuguese naming. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1851st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1851

103 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,965

First recorded 1888 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 28 babies1985: 19 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 30 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 56 babies1992: 69 babies1993: 83 babies1994: 71 babies1995: 80 babies1996: 59 babies1997: 48 babies1998: 58 babies1999: 56 babies2000: 71 babies20002001: 84 babies2002: 72 babies2003: 63 babies2004: 82 babies2005: 68 babies2006: 65 babies2007: 52 babies2008: 80 babies2009: 52 babies2010: 64 babies20102011: 56 babies2012: 63 babies2013: 68 babies2014: 56 babies2015: 62 babies2016: 62 babies2017: 70 babies2018: 69 babies2019: 84 babies2020: 87 babies20202021: 89 babies2022: 92 babies2023: 118 babies2024: 105 babies2025: 103 babies
US babies named Catarina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 118.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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