Fun Facts About the Name Kateryna
- 168 babies named Kateryna: U.S. records list 168 babies given the name Kateryna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kateryna Mean?
Kateryna is the Ukrainian form of Katherine, a name that comes from Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). The meaning commonly given is "pure," based on a later association with Greek katharos ("pure"). That sense is traditional rather than securely etymological: the origin of the older Greek name is uncertain. Proposed explanations include a link to the goddess Hekate and a derivation from hekateros ("each of the two"), but scholars do not agree. The -th- in Western forms such as Catherine reflects the same later association with katharos.
Kateryna Name History & Origins
The name reached Ukrainian through Christian naming, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine. Its spread in the Slavic world was tied to the veneration of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a legendary early Christian martyr. The Greek name passed into Latin as Catharina and into Church Slavonic usage, and from that tradition Ukrainian developed the form Катерина (Kateryna). Ukrainian keeps the initial K- and the ending -a; it is distinct from the Russian form Yekaterina, which begins with Ye-.
In Ukrainian literature, the name is closely associated with Taras Shevchenko's 1838 poem Kateryna, whose title character is a young Ukrainian woman. The poem is a famous literary use of the name, not its origin; Kateryna was already part of Ukrainian Christian naming before Shevchenko wrote. The name has also been borne by the Ukrainian folk artist Kateryna Bilokur (1900 - 1961).
How Popular is the Name Kateryna?
Kateryna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #7,751 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,773 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,751 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #9,939 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #14,432 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,628 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #16,291 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #14,664 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,362 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #9,053 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #12,312 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #11,373 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #13,805 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #15,563 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #18,194 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,752 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #18,406 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #13,045 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #16,517 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #17,424 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #14,491 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #11,102 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,273 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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