Recorded 2012–2025 Girls' name Peak 2012 38 births

Katalayah — girls' name

38 babies named Katalayah 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.

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The verdict

38 girls have been named Katalayah since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

38
total births
2012–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Katalayah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

12 babies were named Katalayah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katalayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Katalayah between 2012 and 2025, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katalayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katalayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Katalayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katalayah 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 38 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.

Katalayah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

38

Since 2012

14 years of records

Peak year

2012

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2012

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2025

Katalayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2012

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2012)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 20252023201920142012 12

Katalayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
23 births that decade — 61% of Katalayah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katalayah?
38 babies have been named Katalayah since 2012. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2012 with 12 births.
When was Katalayah most popular?
Katalayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Katalayah been used?
Katalayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Katalayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2012–2025 (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.