Meaning 
The name Catalina has the following meaning: Pure. This is one of the oldest recorded names in history, and it originates from the Greek language. Many variations (such as Catherine) have been coined from this name and almost every Western country has their own version of it. It has retained its popularity throughout the years and even now, it still beats other new names to be one of the most popular names in both England and America.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Catalina is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 739 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Catalina rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 108 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 597 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Catalina in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Catalina and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Catalina: Boys - Damary, Geo, Girls - Cassandra, Delia, Dessa, Moira, Phyllis, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, Barbara
Variants 
The name Catalina is a variant of Katherine. Other popular variants of the name Katherine are: Catalin, Catalina (Spanish), Catharine, Catherine (French), Catheryn, Cathleen, Cathline, Cathrine (Scandinavian), Cathryn (English), Karin (German), Katarina, Kate (English), Kath (Nickname), Katharina (German), Katharine (German), Kathereen, Katheryn (English), Kathi (English), Kathie (English), Kathleen (Irish), Kathryn (English), Kathy (English), Katrine, Kitty (English)
Style 
We think the name Catalina should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Catalina to be: An old-fashioned, sweet, motherly womanIn one word, you might describe Catalina as a(n) " motherly" person. See other "motherly" names for girls.
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