Girls' name · since 2012
Catalia
281 babies named Catalia in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,784 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
281 babies have been named Catalia since 2012, making it today's #6784 girls' name.
Catalia has 281 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6784 as of the latest data, more common than 61% 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.
- #16,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,784 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 281 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catalia ranks #16,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,784 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 281 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,784 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Catalia's 281 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Catalia compares
281 44th percentile among 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
Catalia's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Catalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Catalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Catalia's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 11 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Catalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Catalia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Catalia's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Catalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (65% of all-time use).
Catalia by state
Where Catalia concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 7 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
16 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Catalia's data
- Catalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Catalias (16 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 Catalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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 Catalia 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.