Girl Catherine Catherine is a Greek name from katharos, meaning pure. Catherine Name Origin: Greek Pronunciation: cath-er-in Share your thoughts about Catherine Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Infographic of Catherine name meaning, which is Catherine is a Greek name from katharos, meaning pure. Ask your friends & family about Catherine… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Catherine Name Popularity How popular is the name Catherine? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 22 3,147 0.8938% 1911 20 3,558 0.9555% 1912 21 4,663 0.9247% 1913 22 5,293 0.9336% 1914 18 6,605 0.9478% 1915 19 8,172 0.8995% 1916 20 8,467 0.8765% 1917 18 8,686 0.8682% 1918 20 8,837 0.8234% 1919 23 8,326 0.7951% 1920 21 8,872 0.7979% 1921 23 8,881 0.7756% 1922 24 8,536 0.7662% 1923 24 8,435 0.7531% 1924 27 8,356 0.7196% 1925 29 7,863 0.6957% 1926 30 7,464 0.6786% 1927 31 7,251 0.6551% 1928 33 6,903 0.6452% 1929 34 6,268 0.6051% 1930 35 6,286 0.6018% 1931 36 5,639 0.5713% 1932 39 5,442 0.5508% 1933 44 4,905 0.5265% 1934 42 4,930 0.51% 1935 42 4,693 0.4829% 1936 44 4,532 0.4705% 1937 46 4,446 0.4512% 1938 48 4,519 0.4414% 1939 49 4,569 0.4492% 1940 53 4,576 0.4305% 1941 51 4,877 0.4333% 1942 49 5,262 0.4167% 1943 48 5,416 0.4149% 1944 49 5,251 0.4237% 1945 50 5,028 0.4123% 1946 48 6,366 0.4314% 1947 46 7,885 0.4724% 1948 41 8,245 0.5165% 1949 37 9,134 0.5678% 1950 34 9,655 0.5996% 1951 34 10,567 0.6232% 1952 34 11,054 0.6333% 1953 35 10,840 0.6125% 1954 32 11,081 0.6062% 1955 28 11,625 0.632% 1956 28 12,067 0.6389% 1957 37 11,147 0.5793% 1958 38 10,763 0.5695% 1959 40 10,023 0.5275% 1960 42 9,536 0.5033% 1961 48 9,246 0.4897% 1962 53 8,702 0.474% 1963 53 8,292 0.4619% 1964 54 8,236 0.4679% 1965 57 7,250 0.4433% 1966 55 6,960 0.4458% 1967 55 6,345 0.4181% 1968 56 6,127 0.408% 1969 58 6,094 0.3956% 1970 59 6,003 0.3772% 1971 65 5,335 0.355% 1972 65 4,685 0.344% 1973 67 4,265 0.329% 1974 73 4,182 0.3218% 1975 73 3,928 0.3057% 1976 72 3,778 0.2931% 1977 75 3,840 0.2849% 1978 72 3,953 0.294% 1979 78 3,872 0.2746% 1980 77 4,080 0.279% 1981 73 4,055 0.2759% 1982 73 4,096 0.2741% 1983 66 4,249 0.2879% 1984 69 4,237 0.2848% 1985 65 4,290 0.2826% 1986 67 4,239 0.2808% 1987 74 4,107 0.2691% 1988 69 4,503 0.289% 1989 67 4,555 0.2823% 1990 71 4,893 0.2952% 1991 72 4,812 0.2952% 1992 78 4,529 0.2837% 1993 75 4,472 0.2868% 1994 84 4,095 0.2668% 1995 90 3,858 0.256% 1996 95 3,733 0.2493% 1997 96 3,587 0.2425% 1998 102 3,340 0.2232% 1999 99 3,390 0.2264% 2000 81 3,797 0.2486% 2001 81 3,724 0.2472% 2002 101 3,290 0.2195% 2003 106 3,225 0.212% 2004 104 3,175 0.2083% 2005 109 2,977 0.1947% 2006 121 2,782 0.1777% 2007 142 2,449 0.1552% 2008 148 2,302 0.1489% 2009 176 1,866 0.1248% 2010 191 1,588 0.1102% 2011 162 1,908 0.1339% 2012 166 1,893 0.1328% 2013 170 1,846 0.1297% 2014 167 1,918 0.1316% 2015 174 1,785 0.1227% 2016 190 1,649 0.1144% 2017 193 1,552 0.1112% 2018 199 1,474 0.1073% 2019 235 1,275 0.0942% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Catherine If you like Catherine, you’ll love these other names like Catherine. What names are diminutives of Catherine? A diminutive is a name that’s like Catherine sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Catherine, but shorter. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Cassie “The purified one,” in allusion to the plant cassia whose medicinal properties are laxative, but ultimately from the Greek kathairein, to cleanse. English Cathy Pure Greek Kate Pure English Kathie Pure Greek Katie Pure English Kit Pure; follower of Christ Latin Kitty A playful form of Catherine. Greek Trina Triple Scandinavian Trine Pure Scandinavian Trinette Pure Scandinavian What names are variants of Catherine? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Catherine. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Cadi Pure Greek Cait Pure Greek Caitey Pure Greek Caitie Pure Greek Caitlin Pure Greek Caitlinn Pure Greek Caitria Pure Greek Caitrin Pure Greek Caitrine Pure Greek Caitrinn Pure Greek Caitriona Pure Greek Caitrionagh Pure Greek Caity Pure Greek Caren Beloved; pure Latin Cari Love Gaelic Carin Beloved; pure Latin Caron Pure Greek Caronne Pure Greek Carren Pure Greek Carri Free man; pure Greek Carrin Pure Greek Carron Pure Greek Caryn Pure Greek Carynn Pure Greek Cass Man's defender Greek Cassey Alert, watchful; pure Irish Cassi Man's defender, warrior; pure Greek Cassie “The purified one,” in allusion to the plant cassia whose medicinal properties are laxative, but ultimately from the Greek kathairein, to cleanse. English Cassy Thorny tree; man's defender; man's defender, warrior; pure Greek Cat Pure Greek Cataleen Pure Greek Cataleena Pure Greek Catalin Pure Greek Catalina Pure Spanish Cataline Pure Greek Catarina Pure Greek Catarine Pure Greek Cate Pure Greek Cateline Pure Greek Caterina Pure Greek Caterine Pure Greek Catey Pure Greek Cath Pure Greek Catha Pure Greek Cathaleen Pure Irish Cathaline Pure Irish Catharin Pure Greek Catharina Pure Greek Catharine Pure Greek Catharyne Pure Greek Cathatyna Pure Greek Cathe Pure Greek Cathee Pure Greek Catheirn Pure Greek Cathelin Pure Greek Cathelina Pure Greek Cathelle Pure Greek Cathenne Pure Greek Catheren Pure Greek Catherin Pure Greek Catherina Pure Greek Catherinn Pure Greek Cathern Pure Greek Catheryn Pure Greek Cathi Pure Greek Cathie Pure Greek Cathirin Pure Greek Cathiryn Pure Greek Cathleen Pure Greek Cathlene Pure Greek Cathline Pure Greek Cathlyne Pure Greek Cathrine Pure Greek Cathrinn Pure Greek Cathryn Pure Greek Cathryne Pure Greek Cathrynn Pure Greek Cathy Pure Greek Cathye Pure Greek Cathyleen Pure Greek Cati Pure Greek Catia Pure Greek Catie Pure Greek Catlaina Pure Greek Catlina Pure Greek Cato Pure Greek Catreena Pure Greek Catrelle Pure Greek Catrice Pure Greek Catricia Pure Greek Catrin Pure Greek Catrina Pure Greek Catrine Pure Greek Catriona Greek Catrionagh Pure Greek Catryna Pure Greek Catteeka Pure Greek Caty Pure Greek Cay Pure Greek Caye Pure Greek Cazzy Pure Greek Ekaterina Pure Greek Kait Pure Greek Kaitey Pure Greek Kaitie Pure Greek Kaitlin Irish Kaitlinne Pure Greek Kaitrin Pure Greek Kaitrine Pure Greek Kaitrinna Pure Greek Kaitriona Pure Greek Kaitrionaugh Pure Greek Kaity Pure Greek Karen A Scandinavian form of Catherine. Danish Karena Beloved; pure Scandinavian Kari Free man; pure Greek Karin A variant form of Karen. Scandinavian Karon Pure Greek Karri Pure Greek Karrin Pure Greek Karyn Pure Greek Karynn Pure Greek Kasia Pure Greek Kasienka Pure Greek Kasja Pure Greek Kaska Pure Greek Kass Pure Greek Kassey Pure Greek Kassia Polish Kassy Thorny tree; man's defender, warrior; pure Greek Kasya Pure Greek Kat Pure Greek Kata Pure Greek Kataleen Pure Greek Katalin Pure Greek Katalina Pure Greek Katarina Pure Greek Katchen Pure Greek Kate Pure English Katee Pure Greek Katelijn Pure Greek Katell Pure Greek Katelle Pure Greek Katenka Pure Greek Katerina Pure Greek Katerinka Pure Greek Katey Pure Greek Katha Pure Irish Katharine Pure Greek Katharyn Pure Greek Katharyne Pure Greek Kathee Pure Greek Kathelina Pure Irish Katheline Pure Irish Katherin Pure Greek Katherina Pure Greek Katherine Pure Greek Katheryn Pure Greek Katherynn Pure Greek Kathi Pure Greek Kathie Pure Greek Kathileen Pure Greek Kathiryn Pure Greek Kathleen An Irish equivalent of Catherine. Irish Kathlene Pure Irish Kathleyn Pure Irish Kathline Pure Irish Kathrine Pure Greek Kathrinna Pure Greek Kathryn Pure Greek Kathryne Pure Greek Kathy Kathyleen Pure Greek Kathyrine Pure Greek Kati Pure Greek Katia Pure Greek Katica Pure Greek Katie Pure English Katina Pure Latin Katinka Pure Greek Katka Pure Greek Katla Pure Greek Katlaina Pure Greek Katleen Pure Irish Katoushka Pure Greek Katouska Pure Greek Katrena Pure Greek Katrien Pure Greek Katrina A German form of Catherine. Greek Katrine Pure Greek Katriona Pure Greek Katrionaugh Pure Greek Katryna Pure Greek Katushka Pure Greek Katuska Pure Greek Katy Pure Greek Katya Pure Greek Kay A short form of Kate or Catherine. Kaye Pure Greek Kit Pure; follower of Christ Latin Kittee Pure Greek Kittie Pure Greek Kitty A playful form of Catherine. Greek Riona Queenly Irish Trina Triple Scandinavian Trine Pure Scandinavian Trinette Pure Scandinavian Yekaterin Pure Greek Yekaterina Russian What names sound like Catherine? If you like how Catherine sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Catherine. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Catharyna Pure Greek Catreina Pure Greek Katheryne Pure Greek Kathirin Pure Greek Kathrene Pure Greek Kathrina Pure Greek What names are similar to Catherine? Find a name that’s like Catherine, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Cady Pure Greek Lists With Catherine Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Catherine. Polished and Pretty: Princess Names for Girls // 151 names Princess names for girls offer style and grace, with their royal ties adding to their appeal. From real-life royals to those featured in fiction, princess girl names are available in abundance. Royal Girl Names for Your Little Princess // 76 names Royal names for girls are beloved for their rich history and world-class polish. From Elizabeth to Georgina, let’s explore these gems together. 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