Girls' name · since 2011
Cataleya
Cataleya has 11,955 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #239 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,955
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
11,955 babies have been named Cataleya since 2011, making it today's #239 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cataleya has been recorded 11,955 times among girls since 2011, currently ranked #239 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, 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 2011 to 2025.
- #1,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #239 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,955 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cataleya ranks #1,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #239 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,955 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #239 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,955
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cataleya's 11,955 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cataleya compares
11,955 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Cataleya's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cataleya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,955 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,315 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cataleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cataleya splits its recorded history at 2018: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (29 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 1,315 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cataleya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,315
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Cataleya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6,520 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Cataleya's strongest decade.
6,520 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Cataleya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5,435 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,520 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6,520 births (55% of all-time use).
How Cataleya 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 Cataleya's total volume
Cataleya by state
Where Cataleya concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,494 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,376 | 19.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 778 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 516 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 482 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 422 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 305 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 301 | 2.5% |
2,494 of 11,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Cataleya appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Cataleyas (2,494 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cataleya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Cataleya 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.