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Katina is a Greek diminutive form of Katherine. It gained significant popularity in the United States during the early 1970s, largely influenced by a character on a popular daytime soap opera. It remains a distinct, softer alternative to the more common Karen or Katrina.
Less common today
Katina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,507 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Academy Award-winning Greek film and stage actress
German politician and chair of the Left Party
Character introduced as a child on the soap opera Where the Heart Is · Where the Heart Is
