Girls' name · since 2012
Katalaya
Katalaya has 479 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,867 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Katalaya is the #4867 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 479 recorded since 2012.
Katalaya has 479 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4867 as of the latest data, more common than 72% 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 2025.
- #12,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,867 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 479 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katalaya ranks #12,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,867 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 479 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,867 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Katalaya's 479 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Katalaya compares
479 Top 46% higher than 54% of 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
Katalaya's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katalaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 479 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katalaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katalaya's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 23 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katalaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Katalaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (288 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Katalaya's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Katalaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
288 births
- 2020s
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 288 births (60% of all-time use).
Katalaya by state
Where Katalaya concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
47 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Katalaya's data
- Katalaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (288 total births) through the 2020s (191) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Katalayas (47 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 Katalaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Katalaya 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.