US rank #4534 Girls' name Peak 2024 234 births

Kataleyah — #4534 US girls' name

234 babies named Kataleyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1092020s125
#4534
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Kataleyah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

31 babies were named Kataleyah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kataleyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Kataleyah between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kataleyah currently holds the #4534 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kataleyah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kataleyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kataleyah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kataleyah 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 234 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.

Kataleyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

234

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2024

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,534

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kataleyah popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
31
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
010203040 2024202220202018201620142012 10

Kataleyah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
125 births that decade — 53% of Kataleyah's all-time total
2010s1092020s125

Kataleyah by state

Where Kataleyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kataleyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 15.4%
#2 Texas
29 12.4%
#3 Illinois
5 2.1%
California share of Kataleyah's total US births 15.4%
Even split

36 of 234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kataleyah?
234 babies have been named Kataleyah since 2012. It currently ranks #4534 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 31 births.
When was Kataleyah most popular?
Kataleyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kataleyah most popular?
The top states for the name Kataleyah are California (36 births), Texas (29 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Kataleyah been used?
Kataleyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kataleyah?
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.

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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.