Katrine

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Katrīne in LV Latvia, RU Russia.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Katrine is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name40K records spelled Katrine7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Philippines, United States, Norway

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Katrīne, Katriñe, Kátrine

• French given name1.7K records spelled Katrine5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Philippines, Canada, United States

  Also written Kàtrîné, Kàtrinè, Katrīne

• a separate given name1.0K records spelled Katrine3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Sweden, United States, Philippines

  Also written Kâtrînë, Kätrîne

• a separate given name824 records spelled Katrine2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden

  Also written Katrīne

• Albanian given name617 records spelled Katrine3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania

  Also written Katrinë, Katrinê

• Polish given name267 records spelled Katrine4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Norway, United States

  Also written Katrīne, Katríne, Katriné

44 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Katrine is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A female given name from Ancient Greek of Danish origin, occasionally used in English.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Danish, a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Catherine

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian, a female given name of Danish origin

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, loch, Scotland

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• German and Danish: contracted form of KATHARINE , now used occasionally in the English-speaking world, in part as an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Caitrín .

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 79 years between 1915–2017. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Katrine Boormanb. 1958GBBritish actress
• Trine Hattestadb. 1966NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian javelin thrower
• Anne Holtenb. 1972NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian wrestler
• Katrine Engbergb. 1975DKDanish actress and novelist
• Katrine Pedersenb. 1977DKDanish footballer
• Katrine Fruelundb. 1978DKDanish handball player
• Katrine Lundeb. 1980NONorwegian handball goalkeeper
• Katrine Kielos-Marçalb. 1983SESwedish writer and journalist
• Katrine Murholt Rosenthalb. 1985DKDanish actress
• Katrine Vejeb. 1991DKDanish footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 416 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Katrine?

We estimate roughly 23 thousand people bear Katrine (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Katrine have the most bearers?

We estimate about 12 thousand people bear Katrine in Denmark, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled katrine.

How common is Katrine compared with other names?

In Denmark, Katrine is the 83rd most common given name of 31,396 given names recorded there.

Is Katrine a male or female name?

Katrine is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Katrine mean?

Recorded meaning: German and Danish contracted form of Katharine, now also occasionally used in the English-speaking world.