MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Catherine mean?
Catherine continues the Greek name Aikaterine, whose earliest etymology is uncertain. It later came to be connected with Greek katharos, “pure”. Saint Catherine of Alexandria is its major devotional referent.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कैथरीन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Catherine in Indian usage
1,118 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 136 |
| 1970s | 161 |
| 1980s | 220 |
| 1990s | 405 |
| Other decades | 196 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 385 |
| Mizoram | 218 |
| Meghalaya | 150 |
| Goa | 118 |
| Other states | 247 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Catherine / F | 66 | 590 |
| Scotland | Catherine / F | 8 | 387 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Catherine ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Catherine; Table_6, C597 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Catherine; Table_6, C597
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Catherine; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Catherine; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl