Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Kataleya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #459 Trend ↑ Rising 87%
Rank 2025
#459
among girls · ↑53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
674
named Kataleya · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,385
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
674 babies
All-time total
4,780
#2,656 all-time among girls
First recorded
2011
in Social Security records

Kataleya popularity over time

4,780 babies have been named Kataleya 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 1,922 192 – #871
2020s (to 2025) 2,858 476 +148% #459

Where Kataleya 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 750 0.47 #417
2027 821 0.51 #375
2028 886 0.55 #345
2029 946 0.59 #324
2030 1,001 0.62 #306

Where Kataleya is most popular

Girls named Kataleya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.309 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kataleya 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
Nevada 42 0.904 +193%
Arizona 118 0.841 +172%
Texas 605 0.752 +144%
New Mexico 18 0.740 +140%
California 545 0.648 +110%
Florida 173 0.404 +31%
Illinois 87 0.380 +23%
Connecticut 22 0.378 +22%
Colorado 40 0.358 +16%
Oklahoma 26 0.353 +14%
Washington 51 0.353 +14%
Oregon 20 0.307 ≈ national
Idaho 10 0.299 ≈ national
Wisconsin 27 0.262 -15%
New Jersey 47 0.260 -16%
Iowa 15 0.257 -17%
North Carolina 57 0.250 -19%
New York 82 0.207 -33%
Indiana 29 0.207 -33%
Pennsylvania 48 0.203 -34%
Virginia 32 0.188 -39%
Kansas 10 0.173 -44%
South Carolina 15 0.167 -46%
Massachusetts 20 0.165 -46%
Michigan 30 0.165 -47%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -55%
Georgia 29 0.128 -59%
Maryland 13 0.123 -60%
Ohio 29 0.122 -60%
Tennessee 16 0.101 -67%
Alabama 6 0.064 -79%
Utah 5 0.060 -81%
Missouri 5 0.041 -87%
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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 Kataleya

Kataleya is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #459 in 2025 with 674 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2011, 4,780 American babies have been named Kataleya. Its peak came in 2025, when 674 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 Kataleya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kataleya?

The median living Kataleya is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 4,800 people named Kataleya are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Kataleya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 674 #459
2024 601 #512
2023 436 #674
2022 367 #776
2021 428 #680
2020 352 #772
2019 308 #871
2018 282 #943
2017 227 #1,113
2016 207 #1,202
2015 218 #1,159
2014 233 #1,095
2013 240 #1,037
2012 197 #1,234
2011 10 #10,774
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kataleya?

The median living Kataleya is about 4 years old. Half of all living Kataleyas are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Kataleya are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Kataleya are alive in the United States, based on 4,780 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kataleya in 2025?

Kataleya ranked #459 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 674 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kataleya?

4,780 babies have been named Kataleya in the United States since 2011, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kataleya most popular?

Kataleya peaked in 2025, when 674 newborns received the name.

Is Kataleya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kataleya rising or falling?

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

Will Kataleya become more popular?

Kataleya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,001 girls named Kataleya in 2030, which would rank around #306. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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