Girls' name · since 2013

Cathaleya

Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Cathaleya, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,087 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,432 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
120
born since 2013
2020s
peak decade

Cathaleya currently ranks #7432 among girls' names in America, with 120 babies recorded since 2013.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathaleya has been recorded 120 times among girls since 2013, currently ranked #7432 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.

  • #25,087 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,432 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 120 born since 2013
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathaleya ranks #25,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,432 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 120 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.

#25,087 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,432 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
120
born since 2013
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%57%
Cathaleya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cathaleya's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Cathaleya compares

120 28th 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

Cathaleya's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Cathaleya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 120 376 567,345
Peak-year births 17 21 19,840

Cathaleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Cathaleya's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Cathaleya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
17
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
05101520 201320142015201620172018201920202021202320242025 15

Cathaleya by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (69 births, 57% of the file).

2020s was Cathaleya's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Cathaleya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 69 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Cathaleya by state

Where Cathaleya concentrates geographically, total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cathaleya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 8.3%
California share of Cathaleya's total US births 8.3%

10 of 120 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cathaleya?
Since 2013, Social Security records show 120 babies named Cathaleya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,087 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,432 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 17 births.
Where does Cathaleya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathaleya ranks #25,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,432 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cathaleya most popular?
Cathaleya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Cathaleya most popular?
The top states for the name Cathaleya are California (10 births).
How long has the name Cathaleya been used?
Cathaleya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 13 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Cathaleya?
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 Cathaleya's data

  • California records the most Cathaleyas (10 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 Cathaleya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2013–2025 (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 Cathaleya 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.