Caterina

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; Italian form of Catherine.

Babies a year
56
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3705
6 babies

Caterina by the numbers

In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Caterina. In the US, 56 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 68 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Catherine

Like Caterina, each of these traces back to Catherine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Karenpure; a form of Catherine559 in the US (2017)
  • Cattaleyapure; a modern respelling of Catherine62 in the US (2017)
  • Katyapure; a form of Catherine or Ekaterina54 in the US (2017)
  • Catalayapure; a modern respelling of Catalina or Catherine51 in the US (2017)
  • Catepure; a form of Catherine38 in the US (2017)
  • Cathrynpure; a form of Catherine37 in the US (2017)
  • Cathypure; a form of Catherine31 in the US (2017)
  • Kittydiminutive of Katherine or Catherine23 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caterina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Catarinapure; form of catherine69 in the US (2017)
  • Catrinapure; a form of Katherine16 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinapure; a form of Catherine5 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)
  • Catalinapure; Spanish form of Catherine1,218 in the US (2017)
  • Carinadear or beloved235 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Caterina

Names that are said the same way as Caterina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Katerinapure; a form of Katherine167 in the US (2017)
  • Katarinapure; a form of Catherine141 in the US (2017)
  • Catrionapure; a form of Catherine3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katerynapure; a form of Catherine4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Caitrionapure; irish form of Catherine9 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean purity

Like Caterina, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Katepure; a form of katherine1,162 in the US (2017)

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