Katharina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Katarina.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Katharina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,119 |
| 2000 | 1,124 |
| 2001 | 1,142 |
| 2002 | 1,151 |
| 2003 | 1,157 |
| 2004 | 1,162 |
| 2005 | 1,168 |
| 2006 | 1,180 |
| 2007 | 1,184 |
| 2008 | 1,210 |
| 2009 | 1,224 |
| 2010 | 1,230 |
| 2011 | 1,230 |
| 2012 | 1,227 |
| 2013 | 1,232 |
| 2014 | 1,247 |
| 2015 | 1,251 |
| 2016 | 1,278 |
| 2017 | 1,295 |
| 2018 | 1,297 |
| 2019 | 1,297 |
| 2020 | 1,302 |
Katharina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Katharina.Hi! My name is Katharina.
- Har du träffat Katharina? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Katharina? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Katharina i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Katharina this afternoon.
- Katharinas mamma är lärare.Katharina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Katharinas mamma is Katharina's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Katharina
How do you pronounce Katharina in Swedish?
In IPA, Katharina is /kata²riːna/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Katharina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Katarina.
How popular is Katharina in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Katharina in 2022. In 2020, 1,302 people in Sweden had Katharina as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.