Total births
110
Girls' name · since 2012
Cataleah
110 babies named Cataleah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14707
- among girls today
- 110
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Cataleah is the #14707 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 110 recorded since 2012.
Cataleah has 110 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14707 as of the latest data, more common than 17% 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.
- #14707 among girls today
- 110 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cataleah is currently the #14707 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 110 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14707
- among girls today
- 110
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Cataleah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14707
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Cataleah was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
15 babies were named Cataleah in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
How Cataleah compares
110 26th percentile among 17,726 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
Cataleah's all-time total is 71% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cataleah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 110 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Cataleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cataleah's full recorded timeline at 2018, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cataleah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2013
Current rank
#14,707
Active since
2012
Cataleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Cataleah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Cataleah's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Cataleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (63% of all-time use).
Cataleah by state
Where Cataleah concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.5% |
California share of Cataleah's total US births 5.5%
6 of 110 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cataleah? ▼
Cataleah has been given to 110 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14707 as of the latest data. 15 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Cataleah most popular? ▼
Cataleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Cataleah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Cataleah are California (6 births).
How long has the name Cataleah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cataleah since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Cataleah? ▼
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.
What to do with Cataleah's data
- Cataleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cataleahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cataleah
Nearby Names Like Cataleah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cataleah
Catherine Girl
#322 667,789 births
Cathy Girl
#5993 170,303 births
Catalina Girl
#128 33,009 births
Cathleen Girl
#8463 29,923 births
Cathryn Girl
#6650 16,332 births
Compare Cataleah side by side: Cataleah vs Catherine Cataleah vs Cathy Cataleah vs Catalina
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cataleah: #14707 Girls' Name - 110 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cataleah. 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 Cataleah 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 June 2026.