Catalina
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Catalina
This name of a touristed island in sight of Los Angeles makes an attractive and newly stylish variation on the classic Catherine or overused Caitlin.
Santa Catalina of Siena was, along with Saint Francis, one of the two patron saints of Italy and was a respected spiritual writer of the Church. Catalina de Aragón y Castilla is the original Spanish name of the first wife of Henry VIII, known to history as Catherine of Aragon. In a completely different vein, Catalina Aruca was a character on the sitcom My Name is Earl.
Catalina is also given to boys.
Pronounced kat-uh-LEE-nuh.
As of October 2026, Catalina ranked #111 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #506.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #366 | 889 | 497.7 |
| 2015 | #325 | 1,005 | 563 |
| 2016 | #315 | 1,033 | 582.9 |
| 2017 | #260 | 1,229 | 711.9 |
| 2018 | #237 | 1,364 | 801.8 |
| 2019 | #189 | 1,565 | 932.5 |
| 2020 | #179 | 1,596 | 987.3 |
| 2021 | #165 | 1,744 | 1,062.9 |
| 2022 | #149 | 1,952 | 1,190.1 |
| 2023 | #147 | 1,933 | 1,204.7 |
| 2024 | #128 | 2,216 | 1,367.7 |
| 2025 | #111 | 2,456 | 1,528.1 |
World rankings
Catalina for girls
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Famous Catalinas
- Catalina de Aragón y CastillaGirl
birth name of Catherine of Aragon, first Queen consort of England's Henry VIII
- Catalina PonorGirl
Romanian gymnast
- Catalina Sandino MorenoGirl
Colombian actress
- (María) Catalina RobayoGirl
Miss Colombia 2011
- Catalina "Katty" LópezGirl
Miss Ecuador 2006
- Catalina SaavedraGirl
Chilean actress
- Catalina Zarate DenisGirl
Colombian actress
- Catalina "Cathi" Vásquez VillalpandoGirl
38th Treasurer of the United States
- Catalina CastañoGirl
Colombian tennis player
- Catalina CruzGirl
American adult film actress
- Catalina de Erauso aka The Nun LieutenantGirl
17th century Spanish cross,dressing adventurer
Catalina in pop culture
- CatalinaGirl
character in the book 'The Revealers'
- Isla CatalinaGirl
an island off the coast of the Dominican Republic
- Santa CatalinaGirl
an island off the coast of Southern California
- Catalina June ClaremontGirl
Diaz, character in the book "Red White and Royal Blue"