Catalaya
Girl name · #3571 in 2025 · Very rare
Catalaya is currently the #3571 girl name in the United States — 43 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3177, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 girls born in 2025 was named Catalaya.
The 13-year story
Catalaya first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 51 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2014, when 64 girls were named Catalaya — good for #2714 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Catalaya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Catalaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Catalaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Catalaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Catalaya is most common
State-level data for Catalaya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Catalaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Catalaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Katalaya, Draya, Inaaya, Adalaya, and Nalaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Catalaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3517 |
| 2024 | 47 | #3335 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2956 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3037 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3399 |
| 2019 | 42 | #3611 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2810 |
| 2017 | 51 | #3145 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3182 |
| 2015 | 52 | #3177 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2714 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2903 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3213 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Catalaya a popular girl name?
Catalaya ranked #3571 among girls in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3177.
When was the name Catalaya most popular?
Catalaya peaked in 2014, when 64 American girls received the name (ranked #2714 that year). Since 2014 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Catalaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American girls was named Catalaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.