Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Catarina

Meaning Catarina is a feminine given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,897 Trend ↑ Rising 40%

Catarina is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#1,897
among girls · unchanged vs 2024
Babies in 2025
103
named Catarina · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,605
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
118 babies
All-time total
3,965
#3,005 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Catarina popularity over time

3,965 babies have been named Catarina since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 6 1 – #1,156
1890s 28 3 +367% #1,022
1900s 70 7 +150% #1,018
1910s 154 15 +120% #1,311
1920s 233 23 +51% #1,452
1930s 187 19 -20% #1,427
1940s 135 14 -28% #1,975
1950s 113 11 -16% #2,730
1960s 143 14 +27% #2,766
1970s 136 14 -5% #3,502
1980s 209 21 +54% #2,993
1990s 614 61 +194% #1,764
2000s 689 69 +12% #2,013
2010s 654 65 -5% #2,203
2020s (to 2025) 594 99 +51% #1,740

Where Catarina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 109 0.07 outside top 500
2027 114 0.07 outside top 500
2028 119 0.07 outside top 500
2029 123 0.08 outside top 500
2030 126 0.08 outside top 500

Where Catarina is most popular

Girls named Catarina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.062 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Catarina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 20 0.213 +241%
Florida 74 0.173 +177%
Tennessee 16 0.101 +62%
Massachusetts 11 0.091 +46%
Iowa 5 0.086 +37%
Texas 55 0.068 +9%
California 52 0.062 ≈ national
South Carolina 5 0.056 -11%
Georgia 12 0.053 -15%
Arizona 7 0.050 -20%
Indiana 6 0.043 -32%
Illinois 7 0.031 -51%
Ohio 7 0.030 -53%
Virginia 5 0.029 -53%
New York 11 0.028 -56%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -56%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -65%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Catarina

Catarina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,897 in 2025 with 103 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 3,965 American babies have been named Catarina. Its peak came in 2023, when 118 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Catarina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Catarina?

The median living Catarina is about 21 years old; half are between 8 and 33. An estimated 3,200 people named Catarina are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Catarina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 103 #1,897
2024 105 #1,897
2023 118 #1,740
2022 92 #2,093
2021 89 #2,121
2020 87 #2,104
2019 84 #2,203
2018 69 #2,536
2017 70 #2,531
2016 62 #2,771
2015 62 #2,815
2014 56 #3,012
2013 68 #2,603
2012 63 #2,775
2011 56 #3,020
2010 64 #2,758
2009 52 #3,200
2008 80 #2,399
2007 52 #3,258
2006 65 #2,732
2005 68 #2,531
2004 82 #2,178
2003 63 #2,561
2002 72 #2,272
2001 84 #2,013
2000 71 #2,215
1995 80 #1,788
1990 34 #3,234
1985 19 #4,154
1980 21 #3,736
1975 7 #7,262
1970 16 #3,740
1965 15 #3,278
1960 14 #3,377
1955 8 #4,422
1950 12 #3,079
1945 9 #3,171
1940 17 #1,975
1935 21 #1,670
1930 26 #1,537
1925 15 #2,390
1920 14 #2,485
1915 11 #2,561
1910 10 #1,535
1905 – –
1900 7 #1,595
1895 7 #1,320
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Catarina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Catarina Lindqvist Swedish tennis player (born 1963) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Catarina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Catarina?

The median living Catarina is about 21 years old. Half of all living Catarinas are between 8 and 33 years old.

How many people named Catarina are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Catarina are alive in the United States, based on 3,965 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Catarina mean?

Catarina is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Catarina in 2025?

Catarina ranked #1,897 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 103 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Catarina?

3,965 babies have been named Catarina in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Catarina most popular?

Catarina peaked in 2023, when 118 newborns received the name.

Is Catarina a boy or girl name?

Catarina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Catarina rising or falling?

Catarina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Catarina become more popular?

Catarina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 126 girls named Catarina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Catarina?

Well-known people named Catarina include Catarina Lindqvist (tennis player).

Names like Catarina

Names that sound and feel close to Catarina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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