Kataleyah
Girl name · #4343 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 33 baby girls were named Kataleyah, placing it at #4343 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 54,545 girls born in 2025 was named Kataleyah.
The 13-year story
Kataleyah first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 33 babies and a rank of #4265. 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 Kataleyah per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kataleyah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kataleyah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kataleyah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kataleyah is most common
State-level data for Kataleyah 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 Kataleyah
Statistically, parents drawn to Kataleyah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Analayah, Kamaiyah, Kariyah, Zuriyah, and Kaziyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kataleyah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4265 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4473 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5091 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7409 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12876 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6729 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kataleyah a popular girl name?
Kataleyah ranked #4343 among girls in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Kataleyah most popular?
Kataleyah peaked in 2025, when 33 American girls received the name (ranked #4265 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kataleyah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American girls was named Kataleyah. 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.