US rank #16831 Girls' name Peak 2012 30 births

Cataliyah — #16831 US girls' name

30 babies named Cataliyah 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.

2010s202020s10
#16831
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Cataliyah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

5 babies were named Cataliyah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cataliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Cataliyah between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cataliyah currently holds the #16831 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cataliyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cataliyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cataliyah 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 30 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.

Cataliyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

30

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2012

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,831

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cataliyah popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 202420212018201720132012 5

Cataliyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 67% of Cataliyah's all-time total
2010s202020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cataliyah?
30 babies have been named Cataliyah since 2012. It currently ranks #16831 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 5 births.
When was Cataliyah most popular?
Cataliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Cataliyah been used?
Cataliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cataliyah?
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.