US rank #5272 Girls' name Peak 2024 209 births

Cataleyah — #5272 US girls' name

209 babies named Cataleyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1282020s81
#5272
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Cataleyah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Cataleyah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cataleyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Cataleyah between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cataleyah currently holds the #5272 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cataleyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cataleyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Cataleyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cataleyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 209 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cataleyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

209

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,272

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cataleyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
51015202530 2024202220202018201620142012 11

Cataleyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
128 births that decade — 61% of Cataleyah's all-time total
2010s1282020s81

Cataleyah by state

Where Cataleyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cataleyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 8.6%
#2 California
16 7.7%
Texas share of Cataleyah's total US births 8.6%
Even split

18 of 209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cataleyah?
209 babies have been named Cataleyah since 2012. It currently ranks #5272 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Cataleyah most popular?
Cataleyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Cataleyah most popular?
The top states for the name Cataleyah are Texas (18 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Cataleyah been used?
Cataleyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cataleyah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.