Girls' name · since 2012
Kathaleya
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 190 babies named Kathaleya, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,509 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 190
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kathaleya is the #6509 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 190 recorded since 2012.
Kathaleya has 190 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6509 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- 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.
- #20,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,509 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 190 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathaleya ranks #20,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,509 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 190 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,509 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 190
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kathaleya's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kathaleya compares
190 36th 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
Kathaleya's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kathaleya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 190 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kathaleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kathaleya'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 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kathaleya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kathaleya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (105 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Kathaleya's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kathaleya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 105 births (55% of all-time use).
Kathaleya by state
Where Kathaleya concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 6.3% |
15 of 190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Kathaleyas (15 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 Kathaleya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Kathaleya 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.