Cattleya
Girl name · #1218 in 2025 · Rare
Cattleya ranks #1218 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 187 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1622, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 9,626 girls born in 2025 was named Cattleya.
Babies named Cattleya per year. Source: SSA.
The 14-year story
Cattleya first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 293 babies and a rank of #904. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cattleya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Cattleya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Cattleya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Cattleya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Cattleya is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Cattleya is most common in AZ (0.4 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.2 per 1,000), CA (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Cattleya is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Cattleya
Statistically, parents drawn to Cattleya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cattaleya, Kataleya, Reya, Analeya, and Zendaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Cattleya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 187 | #1211 |
| 2024 | 293 | #904 |
| 2023 | 224 | #1097 |
| 2022 | 117 | #1763 |
| 2021 | 136 | #1544 |
| 2020 | 125 | #1649 |
| 2019 | 117 | #1755 |
| 2018 | 113 | #1799 |
| 2017 | 140 | #1563 |
| 2016 | 121 | #1731 |
| 2015 | 132 | #1622 |
| 2014 | 124 | #1692 |
| 2013 | 125 | #1684 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1698 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cattleya a popular girl name?
Cattleya ranked #1218 among girls in 2025 with 187 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1622.
When was the name Cattleya most popular?
Cattleya peaked in 2024, when 293 American girls received the name (ranked #904 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Cattleya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 9,626 newborn American girls was named Cattleya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "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.