girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Cataleya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #238 Trend ↑ Rising 72%

Cataleya is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Cattleya, a genus of orchid named in honor of English botanist William Cattley.

Rank 2025
#238
among girls · ↓2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,314
named Cataleya
How common
1 in 1,223
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
1,315 babies
All-time total
11,955
#1,500 all-time among girls
First recorded
2011
in Social Security records

Cataleya popularity over time

11,955 babies have been named Cataleya since 2011, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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2010s 5,435 544 – #412
2020s (to 2025) 6,520 1,087 +100% #236

Where Cataleya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,439 0.90 #210
2027 1,554 0.97 #200
2028 1,659 1.03 #190
2029 1,754 1.09 #175
2030 1,839 1.14 #162

Where Cataleya is most popular

Girls named Cataleya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.704 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Cataleya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 68 2.80 +297%
Nevada 78 1.68 +138%
Texas 1,241 1.54 +119%
California 1,240 1.48 +109%
Arizona 206 1.47 +108%
Connecticut 62 1.07 +51%
Colorado 112 1.00 +42%
Illinois 219 0.957 +36%
Washington 132 0.914 +30%
Nebraska 32 0.890 +26%
Delaware 10 0.882 +25%
Florida 354 0.827 +17%
Kansas 44 0.763 +8%
New Jersey 130 0.720 ≈ national
Oregon 45 0.691 ≈ national
Massachusetts 83 0.686 ≈ national
Oklahoma 49 0.666 -5%
Wisconsin 68 0.660 -6%
Georgia 143 0.629 -11%
North Carolina 143 0.628 -11%
Maryland 66 0.623 -12%
South Carolina 54 0.601 -15%
New York 236 0.596 -15%
Pennsylvania 134 0.567 -20%
Utah 45 0.541 -23%
Idaho 18 0.538 -24%
Virginia 89 0.522 -26%
Rhode Island 6 0.479 -32%
Indiana 66 0.470 -33%
Louisiana 39 0.446 -37%
Tennessee 66 0.417 -41%
Minnesota 44 0.408 -42%
Iowa 21 0.359 -49%
Arkansas 18 0.341 -52%
Ohio 80 0.337 -52%
Michigan 58 0.318 -55%
Missouri 38 0.315 -55%
Alabama 29 0.309 -56%
Kentucky 18 0.210 -70%
Mississippi 9 0.192 -73%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Cataleya

Cataleya is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #238 in 2025 with 1,314 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2011, 11,955 American babies have been named Cataleya. Its peak came in 2024, when 1,315 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cataleya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cataleya?

The median living Cataleya is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 12 thousand people named Cataleya are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cataleya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,314 #238
2024 1,315 #236
2023 1,064 #292
2022 947 #341
2021 1,074 #298
2020 806 #387
2019 759 #412
2018 652 #483
2017 643 #485
2016 607 #512
2015 724 #437
2014 695 #460
2013 687 #448
2012 639 #480
2011 29 #4,829
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cataleya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cataleya?

The median living Cataleya is about 5 years old. Half of all living Cataleyas are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Cataleya are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Cataleya are alive in the United States, based on 11,955 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cataleya mean?

Cataleya is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Cattleya, a genus of orchid named in honor of English botanist William Cattley.

How popular is the name Cataleya in 2025?

Cataleya ranked #238 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,314 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cataleya?

11,955 babies have been named Cataleya in the United States since 2011, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cataleya most popular?

Cataleya peaked in 2024, when 1,315 newborns received the name.

Is Cataleya a boy or girl name?

Cataleya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cataleya rising or falling?

Cataleya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cataleya become more popular?

Cataleya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,839 girls named Cataleya in 2030, which would rank around #162. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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