Cataleya
Girl · kat-a-LAY-a · Modern
Cataleya is a girls' name of Modern origin, meaning “cattleya orchid”. In 2025 it ranked 524th for girls in the UK (83 babies) and 237th for girls in the US (1,314 babies).
What does Cataleya mean?
Modern: from the cattleya orchid; popularised by the 2011 film Colombiana
“cattleya orchid”
The film heroine was named after the cattleya orchid, which honours English plant collector William Cattley.
- Say it
- kat-a-LAY-a
Is Cataleya a girl's or a boy's name?
Cataleya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 83 girls in the UK and 1,314 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cataleya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #524among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 83about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were named Cataleya, making it the 524th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 650th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 102 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cataleya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 96 girls in the UK were given Cataleya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #458, up from #524 for this spelling alone.
- Cataleya 83
- Kataleya 13
Among girls in 2025, it was 509th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Cataleya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #524 |
| 2024 | 79 | #547 |
| 2023 | 102 | #447 |
| 2022 | 96 | #482 |
| 2021 | 92 | #502 |
| 2020 | 63 | #650 |
| 2019 | 62 | #684 |
| 2018 | 45 | #889 |
| 2017 | 40 | #992 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
How popular is Cataleya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #237among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,314about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,314 girls in the US were named Cataleya, making it the 237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 387th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,315 girls. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the girls named Cataleya in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,076 girls in the US were given Cataleya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #174, up from #237 for this spelling alone.
Cataleya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,314 | #237 |
| 2024 | 1,315 | #236 |
| 2023 | 1,064 | #292 |
| 2022 | 947 | #341 |
| 2021 | 1,074 | #298 |
| 2020 | 806 | #387 |
| 2019 | 759 | #412 |
| 2018 | 652 | #483 |
| 2017 | 643 | #485 |
| 2016 | 607 | #512 |
| 2015 | 724 | #437 |
| 2014 | 695 | #460 |
| 2013 | 687 | #448 |
| 2012 | 639 | #480 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,806 |
Nicknames for Cataleya
- Cat
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