Meaning and history
Latinate form of Katherine. It is the name of the woman whom Petruchio marries and tries to tame in Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1593).
20062006: 18 births, rank #6,840
2007: 14 births, rank #8,520
2008: 10 births, rank #10,807
2009: 13 births, rank #8,888
2010: 14 births, rank #8,271
20112011: 8 births, rank #12,153
2012: 13 births, rank #8,632
2013: 17 births, rank #7,031
2014: 15 births, rank #7,636
2015: 20 births, rank #6,236
20162016: 18 births, rank #6,663
2017: 16 births, rank #7,092
2018: 14 births, rank #7,762
2019: 12 births, rank #8,597
2020: 17 births, rank #6,629
20212021: 21 births, rank #5,748
2022: 17 births, rank #6,707
2023: 20 births, rank #5,960
2024: 13 births, rank #7,967
20252025: 20 births, rank #5,917
In 2025, 20 babies were recorded with the name Katherina, ranking #5,917 among girls.