Catalaya
Catalaya was the 3532nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2719th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 345 places. More babies were named Catalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,532 girls, down 127 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201464 babies
- Total since 1880
- 710babies recorded
Catalaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,532 | 43 |
| 2020 | #3,405 | 45 |
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How popular is Catalaya, counting every spelling?
Catalaya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,484 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,532 for Catalaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 126 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalaya | 43 | #3,532 | 236 |
| Katalaya | 28 | #4,817 | 155 |
| Kataleia | 23 | #5,483 | 116 |
| Cataleia | 20 | #5,958 | 100 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Catalaya?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Catalaya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Catalaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Catalaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Catalaya?
About 700 people born in the US named Catalaya are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Catalaya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Catalaya by state
How common Catalaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.7×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Catalaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Catalaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Catalaya
How popular is the name Catalaya?
Catalaya was the 3532nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2719th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 345 places. More babies were named Catalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Catalaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Catalaya in the US.
Where is Catalaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Catalaya was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Georgia.