Catrina
Meaning
“American respelling of Katrina, from Katherine, Greek for pure; also echoes the Mexican folk figure La Catrina.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Catrina peaked in the 1970s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
367 people · the #16,547 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 16
Among people named Catrina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 69 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Catrina
Most people given the name Catrina in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Catrina you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Catrina deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Catrina truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Catrina fits with your family’s names and surname.
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