US rank #9435 Girls' name Peak 2012 101 births

Cateleya — #9435 US girls' name

101 babies named Cateleya 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.

2010s552020s46
#9435
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Cateleya

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Cateleya between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cateleya currently holds the #9435 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cateleya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cateleya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cateleya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cateleya 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 101 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.

Cateleya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

101

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,435

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cateleya popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
6789101112 20242023202220212020201920162015201420132012 11

Cateleya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 54% of Cateleya's all-time total
2010s552020s46

Cateleya by state

Where Cateleya concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cateleya
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?
101 babies have been named Cateleya since 2012. It currently ranks #9435 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
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?
Cateleya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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.