Catherine
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Catherine comes from Greek and means “pure.” Catherine has been one of the most popular names for centuries, borne by Saint Catherine, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine de Medici, and Russian empresses. Catherine the Great overthrew her husband to rule Russia, expanding the empire, founding schools for women, and amassing a famous art collection. Actresses Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Cate Blanchett are modern bearers.
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Usage of Catherine in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Catherine against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Catherine is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Catherine in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 972 girls were named Catherine, making it the #313 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 667,789 girls have been named Catherine, with the most (12,056) in 1956. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Alabama and Kentucky.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Catherine in other languages
- Karin Dutch, Estonian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Swedish
- Karen Danish, Dutch, English, Japanese
- Katja Dutch, Finnish, Slovenian, Swedish
- Katarina Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
- Katharina Dutch, German, Swedish
- Catarina Italian, Portuguese
- Catharine Dutch, English
- Kaisa Estonian, Finnish
- Katariina Estonian, Finnish
- Kate Dutch, Latvian
- Katri Estonian, Finnish
- Katrin Estonian, German
- Екатерина Bulgarian, Russian
- Carin Dutch
- Catalina Spanish
- Caterina Italian
- Catharina Dutch
- Cathie English
- Cathy English
- Catrin Welsh
- Kaarina Finnish
- Kajsa Swedish
- Katalin Hungarian
- Katarzyna Polish
- Katarína Icelandic
- Kateřina Czech
- Katherine English
- Katia Italian
- Katie English
- Katriin Estonian
Catherine name days
- April 29 France
- March 24 France
- November 25 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Catherine
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Catherine, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Catherine | 1961 | South Pacific | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Catherine
There are 50 towns and villages with Catherine in their name, in 9 countries.
🇫🇷 France 18🇺🇸 United States 18🇨🇦 Canada 5🇬🇧 United Kingdom 3🇭🇹 Haiti 2🇪🇬 Egypt 1🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 1🇬🇾 Guyana 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sainte-Catherine | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 16,762 | Map |
| Sainte-Catherine | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 16,211 | Map |
| Saint Catherine | South Sinai, 🇪🇬 Egypt | 4,603 | Map |
| Sainte-Catherine | Hauts-de-France, 🇫🇷 France | 3,102 | Map |
| Lake Catherine | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,379 | Map |
| Sainte-Catherine | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 🇫🇷 France | 916 | Map |
| Catherine | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 228 | Map |
| Sainte-Catherine | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 🇫🇷 France | 66 | Map |
| Catherine | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 22 | Map |
| Catherine | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Catherine
There are 40 lakes and reservoirs with Catherine in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 25🇨🇦 Canada 12🇦🇺 Australia 1🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
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| Catherine Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Catherine Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Catherine Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Catherine Lake | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Catherine Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Catherine Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Catherine Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Catherine Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Catherine Lake | Idaho, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Catherine | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Catherine songs
12 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Catherine in their title. The best known:
- Catherine – Romuald Figuier (1969)
- Complainte pour Ste. Catherine – Anna McGarrigle (1975)
- St. Catherine – Henri Frederick Hemy (1864)
- CATHERINE (Clark)
- CATHERINE (Connolly)
- CATHERINE (Roberts)
- CATHERINE'S
- ST. CATHERINE (34531)
- ST. CATHERINE (Dale)
- ST. CATHERINE (Jones)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Catherine
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Catherine.
Catherine Bach
Catherine Bréchignac
Catherine Burns
Catherine Cannuli
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Fictional characters named Catherine
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Catherine as a pet name
FurryName has found 9 dogs named Catherine in public pet registers, making it the #6,963 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (5), Golden Plains Shire (1), Laval (1). Catherine as a dog name →
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