Cataleya
Girl name · #239 in 2025 · Uniqueness 30/100
Cataleya is currently the #239 girl name in the United States — 1,314 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #437, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,370 girls born in 2025 was named Cataleya.
The 14-year story
Cataleya first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 29 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 1,315 babies and a rank of #236. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Cataleya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cataleya in class?
Cataleya scores 30 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Cataleya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Cataleya is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Cataleyas were TX (311), CA (280), FL (79), AZ (62), NY (45). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Cataleya
Statistically, parents drawn to Cataleya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kataleya, Freya, Collins, Catalina, and Elianna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Cataleya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,314 | #237 |
| 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 | #4807 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cataleya a popular girl name?
Cataleya ranked #239 among girls in 2025 with 1,314 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #437.
When was the name Cataleya most popular?
Cataleya peaked in 2024, when 1,315 American girls received the name (ranked #236 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Cataleya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,370 newborn American girls was named Cataleya. It scores 30/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.