Kataleya
Kataleya was the 459th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 674 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 700 places. More babies were named Kataleya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cataleya) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #459 girls, up 313 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 674girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025674 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,780babies recorded
What does the name Kataleya mean?
Kataleya is a spelling of Cataleya, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cataleya's meaning and origin.
Cataleya became known as a name through the action film Colombiana (2011), whose heroine is named after the cattleya orchid, the national flower of Colombia. The orchid genus Cattleya was named after the English plant collector William Cattley. Wiktionary has no entry for the given name, and the name has no older history. Spellings such as Cattaleya and Kataleya are also used.
How sure is this? Not documented. The film-and-orchid link is widely reported but is not documented in a dictionary source; needs confirmation.
Related names: Kataleya, Cattleya.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cattleya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Kataleya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #459 | 674 |
| 2020 | #772 | 352 |
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How popular is Kataleya, counting every spelling?
Kataleya is a spelling of Cataleya, a name family that ranked #154 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #459 for Kataleya on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,221 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataleya | 1,314 | #238 | 5,714 |
| Kataleya | 674 | #459 | 2,506 |
| Cattaleya | 145 | #1,479 | 537 |
| Kattaleya | 33 | #4,302 | 183 |
| Kataleyah | 33 | #4,301 | 133 |
| Cataleyah | 16 | #6,900 | 82 |
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 Kataleya?
674 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kataleya (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kataleya 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kataleya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kataleya?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Kataleya are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Kataleya 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.
Kataleya by state
How common Kataleya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.9×), Arizona (2.7×), Texas (2.4×), California (2.1×). In 18 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 Kataleya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kataleya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kataleya
How popular is the name Kataleya?
Kataleya was the 459th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 674 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 700 places. More babies were named Kataleya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kataleya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kataleya in the US.
Where is Kataleya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kataleya was most common in Nevada (0.90 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Texas.