Catalina
Catalina is a girls' name of Spanish origin meaning “pure.” It ranked #111 in the United States in 2025. The Spanish form of Katherine, rooted in the Greek Aikaterine.
how do you pronounce Catalina?
kat-ah-LEE-nah
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what does Catalina mean?
The name Catalina means “pure.” It comes from the Spanish language tradition.
The Spanish form of Katherine, rooted in the Greek Aikaterine. It is the name of Santa Catalina Island off California and is widely used across Latin America.
where does the name Catalina come from?
The Spanish form of Katherine, ultimately from the Greek Aikaterine. The sources give the derivation but not a meaning: the familiar pure gloss comes from a later association with the Greek katharos, meaning pure, which is generally treated as folk etymology rather than the true root.
the history of Catalina
The name is the Spanish equivalent of Katherine, with cognates across Greek, Ukrainian and Russian as Ekaterini, Katerina, Kateryna and Yekaterina. Its currency across the Spanish-speaking world follows from the cult of St Catherine.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | #111 |
| 2024 | #128 |
| 2023 | #146 |
| 2022 | #149 |
| 2021 | #166 |
| 2020 | #179 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Catalina?
Nicknames
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Catalina?
- Catalina Sandino Moreno
what names are similar to Catalina?
what names go well with Catalina?
Sibling names that share Catalina's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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