Girls' name · since 2012
Catalaya
Catalaya has 710 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Catalaya currently ranks #3571 among girls' names in America, with 710 babies recorded since 2012.
Catalaya has 710 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3571 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #9,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,571 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 710 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catalaya ranks #9,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,571 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 710 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Catalaya's 710 recorded births place it above 86.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Catalaya compares
710 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Catalaya's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Catalaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 710 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Catalaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Catalaya splits its recorded history at 2019: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (36 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Catalaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Catalaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (429 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Catalaya's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Catalaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
429 births
- 2020s
2020s
281 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 429 births (60% of all-time use).
How Catalaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Catalaya's total volume
Catalaya by state
Where Catalaya concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 90 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 79 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
90 of 710 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Catalaya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Catalaya's data
- Catalaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (429 total births) through the 2020s (281) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Catalayas (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Catalaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Catalaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.