Cattleya
Cattleya was the 1212th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 904th with 293 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 412 places. More babies were named Cattleya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,212 girls, up 438 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 187girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024293 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,085babies recorded
Cattleya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,212 | 187 |
| 2020 | #1,650 | 125 |
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How popular is Cattleya, counting every spelling?
Cattleya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,071 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,212 for Cattleya on its own. Together these spellings went to 211 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattleya | 187 | #1,212 | 957 |
| Kattleya | 24 | #5,317 | 137 |
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 Cattleya?
187 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cattleya (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cattleya 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 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cattleya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cattleya?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Cattleya are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Cattleya 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.
Cattleya by state
How common Cattleya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.8×), Arizona (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 29 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 Cattleya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cattleya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cattleya
How popular is the name Cattleya?
Cattleya was the 1212th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 904th with 293 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 412 places. More babies were named Cattleya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Cattleya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cattleya in the US.
Where is Cattleya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cattleya was most common in Connecticut (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Mexico.