Catalina is a distinctive choice, ranked #1892 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Catalina in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1892
US Rank #111
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About the Name Catalina
Catalina is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 101 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1081 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Catalina is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Catalina in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #128, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Catalina
Pontiac Catalina — The Pontiac Catalina is a full-size automobile produced by Pontiac from 1950 to 1981.
Catalina GNoriega — Catalina GNoriega, is an American archer. and Olympian.
Catalina Duque — Catalina Duque Abréu is a Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss International 2025.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Catalina
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Catalina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Catalina in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Catalina is declining: down 385 places since 2020, to #1,892 in 2025. It peaked at #1,081 in 2022.
Catalina is more popular in the US (#128) than in the UK (#1406). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Catalina include: Pontiac Catalina, Catalina GNoriega and Catalina Duque. Short summaries for each appear below.
Catalina appears in the US top 500 at #128 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
15
UK babies named Catalina (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 385 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Catalina
Almost certainly the only Catalina in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Catalina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Catalina de Medrano was a wealthy noblewoman from the House of Medrano, a supplier of fine cloth for the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, a businesswoman, the widow of the Lieutenant Governor of Havana, Pedro Barba, and the wife of the famous maritime explorer Sebastian Cabot.