Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals.
Meaning & Origin of Cattleya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cattleya is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals.
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The Story of Cattleya
Cattleya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2011, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 304 Cattleyas were born — ranking #889 that year. As of 2026, Cattleya ranks #889 for baby girls with 304 births, rising sharply (+93% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Cattleyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Cattleya
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cattleya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cattily
- Cataluna
- Cotillion
- Cotilion
- Cotilla
- Catalina
- Catalan
- Catalyse
- Cattle
- Catalog
- Catalogue
- Catalyze
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cattleya
Cattleya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cattleya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #889. Use the chart and map above to compare Cattleya'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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