Girls' name · since 2002
Catalyna
Catalyna has 271 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,513 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
271 babies have been named Catalyna since 2002, making it today's #5513 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catalyna has been recorded 271 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #5513 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #16,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,513 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 271 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catalyna ranks #16,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,513 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 271 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,513 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Catalyna's 271 recorded births place it above 76.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Catalyna compares
271 43rd 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
Catalyna's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Catalyna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 271 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Catalyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Catalyna's full recorded timeline at 2017, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Catalyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Catalyna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (136 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Catalyna's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Catalyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (50% of all-time use).
Catalyna by state
Where Catalyna concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 2.2% |
20 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Catalyna's data
- Catalyna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Catalynas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Catalyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Catalyna 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.