Cattaleya
Girl name · #1483 in 2025 · Uniqueness 36/100
Cattaleya ranks #1483 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 145 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4295, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 12,414 girls born in 2025 was named Cattaleya.
The 13-year story
Cattaleya first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 46 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 165 babies and a rank of #1374. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Cattaleya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cattaleya in class?
Cattaleya scores 36 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Cattaleya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Cattaleya is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Cattaleyas were TX (31), CA (22), FL (17), NY (10), IL (6). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Cattaleya
Statistically, parents drawn to Cattaleya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cattleya, Analeya, Kattaleya, Kataleya, and Adaleya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Cattaleya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145 | #1478 |
| 2024 | 165 | #1374 |
| 2023 | 106 | #1878 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3073 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2558 |
| 2020 | 53 | #3015 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2814 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3004 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2713 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4632 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4295 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3486 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3404 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3464 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cattaleya a popular girl name?
Cattaleya ranked #1483 among girls in 2025 with 145 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4295.
When was the name Cattaleya most popular?
Cattaleya peaked in 2024, when 165 American girls received the name (ranked #1374 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Cattaleya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 12,414 newborn American girls was named Cattaleya. It scores 36/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.