Catherina

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

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Catherina by the numbers

Catherina was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 25 babies in 1962, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Catherine

Like Catherina, 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)
  • Katarinapure; a form of Catherine141 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)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)
  • Caterinapure; Italian form of Catherine56 in the US (2017)
  • Catharinapure; a form of Catherine6 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinpure; a variant spelling of Catherine5 in the US (2017)
  • Catarinapure; form of catherine69 in the US (2017)
  • Catrinapure; a form of Katherine16 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Catherina

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

Other names that mean purity

Like Catherina, 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)
  • Catalinapure; Spanish form of Catherine1,218 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Catherina

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