Katina
A feminine name of Greek origin, meaning "pure" or "innocent".
Name Census estimates that about 10,150 living Americans carry the first name Katina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Katina today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Katina births was 1972 (2,759 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Katina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
10K
~ 1 in 33,769 Americans
Peak year
1972
2,759 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
1974 SSA rank
#3,704
Tracked since 1920
Census
Katina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 9,607 people with the first name Katina, which placed it at #2,530 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,530
National first-name rank
People counted
9.6K
9,607 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
48.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Katina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katina is Black at 48.2%. The next largest groups are White (41.8%) and Hispanic (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Katina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Katina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American48.2% · 4,635
- White41.8% · 4,014
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 451
- Two or more races3.3% · 315
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 103
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 89
Gender
Gender distribution for Katina
Out of the 11,340 babies given the name Katina since 1880, 99.7% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Katina as a male name
- Ranked #3,704 in 1974
- 9 male births in 1974
- Peak: 1972 (14 births)
Katina as a female name
- Ranked #9,861 in 2024
- 10 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1972 (2,745 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Katina appears almost entirely female. Of the 9,610 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Katina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Katina from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 7,921 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Katina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Katina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Katinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 44 states and territories. Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Katina, while South Dakota, Nevada, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 199 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Katina
The name Katina has its origins in Greek culture and language. It is believed to have derived from the ancient Greek name Aikaterine, which itself is a combination of the Greek words "katharos" meaning "pure" and "hekas" meaning "far away". This suggests that the name Katina likely carries connotations of purity and distance.
Katina is a diminutive form of the name Aikaterine, which was later adapted into the more familiar names Katherine and Catherine. The earliest recorded instances of the name Katina date back to the Byzantine Empire in the 5th century AD, where it was used as a feminine given name among Greek-speaking Christian communities.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Katina was Katina of Alexandria, a 6th century Byzantine scholar and philosopher. She is noted for her contributions to the study of Neoplatonism and her commentaries on the works of Plato and Aristotle.
In the 9th century, a noble Byzantine woman named Katina Doukas is recorded as being a prominent figure at the court of Emperor Basil I. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of religious institutions in Constantinople.
During the Renaissance period, Katina Cantacuzene was a 15th century Greek scholar and translator who played a significant role in the revival of classical Greek learning in Italy. She was renowned for her translations of ancient Greek texts into Latin.
In the 17th century, Katina Mavrokordatou was a Greek noblewoman and philanthropist who funded the construction of several churches and schools in her native region of Epirus, Greece. She is remembered for her contributions to education and cultural preservation.
Another notable figure named Katina was Katina Paxinou, a Greek actress who lived from 1900 to 1973. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1943 film "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and was celebrated for her performances in both Greek and Hollywood productions.
While the name Katina has its roots in ancient Greek culture, it has since been adopted and used in various forms across different regions and languages, reflecting the enduring legacy and influence of Greek civilization.
People
Katina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Katina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Katina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10,150 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Katina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 33,769 US residents.
Is Katina a common name?
We classify Katina as "Uncommon". It ranks above 97.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11,340 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Katina most popular?
The single biggest year for Katina was 1972, when 2,759 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Katina is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Katina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 9,607 people with the name Katina, or 3.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,530 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Katina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Katina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Katina appears almost entirely female. Of the 9,610 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Katina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katina is Black at 48.2%. The next largest groups are White (41.8%) and Hispanic (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Katina most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Katina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.2% (4,635 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Katina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Katina a female name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Katina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Katina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Katina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Katina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Katina?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.