Katalyna
Girl name · #3623 in 2025 · Uniqueness 75/100
Katalyna ranks #3623 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 42 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4853, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 42,857 girls born in 2025 was named Katalyna.
Babies named Katalyna per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 27-year story
Katalyna first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 57 babies and a rank of #2936. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Katalyna against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Katalyna in class?
Katalyna scores 75 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Katalyna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Katalyna is most common
State-level data for Katalyna is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Katalyna
Statistically, parents drawn to Katalyna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Eleyna, Kathalina, Ellieana, Ameliana, and Ellyanna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Katalyna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #3577 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4294 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3536 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3491 |
| 2020 | 42 | #3546 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4343 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3918 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4147 |
| 2016 | 41 | #3707 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4853 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4544 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4543 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6855 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9539 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7142 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Katalyna a popular girl name?
Katalyna ranked #3623 among girls in 2025 with 42 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4853.
When was the name Katalyna most popular?
Katalyna peaked in 2023, when 57 American girls received the name (ranked #2936 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Katalyna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 42,857 newborn American girls was named Katalyna. It scores 75/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
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.