Cataleya
Cataleya is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Cattleya, a genus of orchid named in honor of English botanist William Cattley. The surname Cattley is said to be a transferred use of Catley, a one-time English place name in both Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire.
- Spanish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cataleya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cataleya is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Cattleya, a genus of orchid named in honor of English botanist William Cattley. The surname Cattley is said to be a transferred use of Catley, a one-time English place name in both Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- English
The Story of Cataleya
The earliest SSA record of Cataleya as a baby girl name dates back to 2011, when 29 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 1,334 newborns named Cataleya — #234 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Cataleyas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #234 among baby girl names with 1,334 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Cataleyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cataleya
Cataleya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Cataleya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #234. Use the chart and map above to compare Cataleya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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