Katarina
Female#17 most common in Croatia23,444 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Pure
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Katarina
From Greek, meaning 'pure'. Popularized through St. Catherine of Alexandria and borne by Katarina Zrinski, a celebrated figure of Croatian noble history.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- November 25 (sv. Katarina)
- Nicknames:
- Kata, Katja, Kaja
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2020 · 97 births · #41 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
23,444 people in Croatia are called Katarina, according to the 2021 census. That is #17 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Katarina is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Katarina
- Katarina Zrinska — 17th-century noblewoman and writer (Ana Katarina Frankopan Zrinska)
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.