Girl name Italian origin Christian Catholic tradition

Caterina

kah-teh-REE-nah · 8 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
pure
Language
Italian
Culture
Italian
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Italian
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4044
2024 births36
Peak year2014
First appeared1904
Total US births2,987
2014 peak19041934196419942024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CatiCaterinetta
Alternate spellings
CaterinaCatherine
In other languages
Catherine (English)Katarzyna (Polish)Yekaterina (Russian)

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Notable people named Caterina

Caterina de' Medici (Catherine of France)
Saint Caterina of Siena