Katerina
Katerina is a female given name: 98% of people named Katerina are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
Katerina · Kateřina
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Ukraine
- Also spelled
- Kateřina
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 6,640 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Katerina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Katerina," in English, "Guten Tag Katerina," in German. Katerina is a female given name: about 98% of people named Katerina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Katerina,
German
Guten Tag Katerina,
French
Bonjour Katerina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Katerina:
Chinese
Katerina您好：
Japanese
Katerina様
English
Hi Katerina,
German
Hi Katerina,
French
Salut Katerina,
Spanish
Hola Katerina,
Chinese
Katerina你好：
Japanese
Katerina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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 6,640 female · 6,640 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Katerina a male or female name?
Katerina is a female given name: 98% of people named Katerina are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Katerina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Katerina," in English, "Guten Tag Katerina," in German. Katerina is a female given name: about 98% of people named Katerina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Katerina a unisex name?
Katerina is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Katerina are men. Katerina 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 Katerina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/katerina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_katerina,
title = {Is Katerina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/katerina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}