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Katina

Greek contracted form of Katerina.

PronunciationGreek /ka.ˈti.na/
Usage languagesBulgarian, Greek, Macedonian
US rank (2024)#9,556

Meaning and history

Katina is the Greek contracted form of Katerina. The name briefly surged in popularity in the United States in 1972 after it was given to a newborn baby on the soap opera Where the Heart Is.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 25 births, rank #5,383
2007: 17 births, rank #7,394
2008: 25 births, rank #5,574
2009: 19 births, rank #6,811
20102010: 7 births, rank #13,448
2011: 10 births, rank #10,374
2012: 18 births, rank #6,872
2013: 10 births, rank #10,235
2014: 11 births, rank #9,517
20152015: 14 births, rank #8,008
2016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 10 births, rank #9,943
2018: 15 births, rank #7,409
2019: 5 births, rank #15,539
20202020: 7 births, rank #12,142
2021: 11 births, rank #8,978
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: 10 births, rank #9,616
20242024: 10 births, rank #9,556

Katina rose from #972 to #932 for girls between 1981 and 1982. Its highest annual birth count came in 1972, with 2,747 births.