Total births
101
Girls' name · since 2012
Cateleya
Cateleya has 101 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9468
- among girls today
- 101
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Cateleya is the #9468 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 101 recorded since 2012.
Cateleya has 101 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9468 as of the latest data, more common than 47% 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 2024.
- #9468 among girls today
- 101 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cateleya is currently the #9468 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 101 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9468
- among girls today
- 101
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Cateleya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9468
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Cateleya was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
11 babies were named Cateleya in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Cateleya compares
101 25th percentile among 17,726 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
Cateleya's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cateleya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Cateleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cateleya's full recorded timeline at 2019, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cateleya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#9,468
Active since
2012
Cateleya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Cateleya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Cateleya's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Cateleya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (54% of all-time use).
Cateleya by state
Where Cateleya concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 9.9% |
California share of Cateleya's total US births 9.9%
10 of 101 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cateleya? ▼
Cateleya has been given to 101 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9468 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Cateleya most popular? ▼
Cateleya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Cateleya most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Cateleya are California (10 births).
How long has the name Cateleya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cateleya since 2012 -- 13 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Cateleya? ▼
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.
What to do with Cateleya's data
- Cateleya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cateleyas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cateleya
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cateleya
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Cathleen Girl
#8463 29,923 births
Cathryn Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cateleya: #9468 Girls' Name - 101 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cateleya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cateleya 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 June 2026.