Katarina
Katarina is a female given name: 98% of people named Katarina are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
Katarina · Katarína
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia
- Also spelled
- Katarína
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 8,309 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Katarina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Katarina," in English, "Guten Tag Katarina," in German. Katarina is a female given name: about 98% of people named Katarina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Katarina,
German
Guten Tag Katarina,
French
Bonjour Katarina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Katarina:
Chinese
Katarina您好：
Japanese
Katarina様
English
Hi Katarina,
German
Hi Katarina,
French
Salut Katarina,
Spanish
Hola Katarina,
Chinese
Katarina你好：
Japanese
Katarinaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 8,309 female · 8,309 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Katarina a male or female name?
Katarina is a female given name: 98% of people named Katarina are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Katarina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Katarina," in English, "Guten Tag Katarina," in German. Katarina is a female given name: about 98% of people named Katarina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Katarina a unisex name?
Katarina is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Katarina are men. Katarina leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Katarina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/katarina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_katarina,
title = {Is Katarina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/katarina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}