#3202024 rank
1956peak year
666,802babies named Catherine since 1880
▼ 27%5-year trend
Catherine popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Catherine mean?
From Greek Aikaterine, folk-associated with katharos, 'pure'. Borne by saints and queens across Europe, it spread after the cult of Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
OriginGreek
Syllables4
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Catherine
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Famous Catherines
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress
- Catherine the Great, empress
Spellings & variants
KatherineKatharineKathryn
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