Across the world, キャサリン (Catherine 
, Katherine , Katharine 
, along with others...) is a prevalent female first name. The first name キャサリン is characteristic of France, where it is a widespread girly name, the United States, where it is a common girly name, and Ireland (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, France, and Philippines. Much less frequently, キャサリン is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Catherine, Katherine | United Kingdom, Kenya, United States, Philippines, France |
| Katharine | United Kingdom, Nigeria, United States, Philippines, France |
| Katheryn | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Philippines, France |
| Catharine | United Kingdom, Tanzania, United States, Philippines, France |
| キャサリン | Japan |
Carin, Catalina, Catarina, Caterina, Cath, Catharin, Catharina, Catherina, Cathie, Cathrin, Cathrine, Cathryn, Cathy, Cathérine, Catie, Catrin, Chatrine, Ekaterina, Ekaterine, Iekaterina, Jekaterina, Jekatěrina, Kaarina, Kaciaryna, Kaisa, Kajsa, Kareen, Karen, Karin, Kat, Katalin, Katalina, Katariina, Katarina, Kataryna, Katarzyna, Katarína, Kate, Katerina, Kateryna, Kateřina, Katharina, Katharyn, Katherina, Kathie, Kathrin, Kathrine, Kathryn, Kathryne, Kathy,
キャサリン is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kitty Pryde , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, X-Men; Dana Scully , the fictional character and protagonist of the television series The X-Files; Kate Kane , the DC Comics character, The Flash; Kate Beckett , the fictional character in the crime series Castle and Kathryn Janeway , the fictional character from Star Trek: Voyager, and in many other works.