Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2016
Catalayah
Catalayah has 22 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 22
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
Catalayah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catalayah has been recorded 22 times among girls since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- 22 total births
- 2016–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 girls have been named Catalayah since 2016, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 22
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Catalayah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
6 babies were named Catalayah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Catalayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Catalayah's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Catalayah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Catalayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Catalayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Catalayah's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Catalayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Catalayah? ▼
Catalayah has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 6 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Catalayah most popular? ▼
Catalayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Catalayah been used? ▼
Catalayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 10 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Catalayah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Catalayah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Catalayah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Catalayah: Baby Name Since 2016 - 22 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/catalayah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Catalayah 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 July 2026.