Spellings
Cataleya or Kataleya?
In the US in 2025, 56% of babies in this name family were spelled Cataleya and 29% Kataleya. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Cataleya56% of the family1,314 born in 2025#237 among girls+81% since 2015Kataleya29% of the family674 born in 2025#458 among girls×3 since 2015Cattleya8% of the family187 born in 2025#1,211 among girls+42% since 2015Cattaleya6% of the family145 born in 2025#1,478 among girls×4 since 2015Catalaya2% of the family43 born in 2025#3,517 among girls−17% since 2015Catalya<1% of the family0 born in 2025
Ten years ago
Cataleya already led in 2015, with 62% of the family's births; it has 56% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,159 to 2,363 births (×2).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataleya | 724 | 1,314 | +81% |
| Kataleya | 218 | 674 | ×3 |
| Cattleya | 132 | 187 | +42% |
| Cattaleya | 33 | 145 | ×4 |
| Catalaya | 52 | 43 | −17% |
How they sound
- Cataleya /ˌkætəˈleɪə/ (kat-uh-LAY-uh)
- Kataleya /ˌkætəˈleɪə/ (kat-uh-LAY-uh)
- Cattleya /kætˈliə/ (kat-LEE-uh)
- Cattaleya /ˌkætəˈleɪə/ (kat-uh-LAY-uh)
- Catalaya /ˌkætəˈleɪə/ (kat-uh-LAY-uh)
- Catalya /kataˈlja/ (ka-ta-LYA)
In France
In France in 2025: Cataleya 360 births (#148 among girls), Kataleya 170 births (#315 among girls), Cattleya 5 births, Cattaleya 5 births and Catalya 15 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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