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Cataleah

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Pronounced kat-uh-LEE-uh /ˌkæt.əˈliː.ə/Medium

Meaning: A modern coinage in the Cataleya family — a name popularized by the film Colombiana and taken from the cattleya orchid — here restyled toward Leah. Routes uncertain, which we note.Low

In 30 seconds: A modern blend in the Cataleya family — an orchid name — restyled toward Leah (said 'kat-uh-LEE-uh'). Routes uncertain, which we note.
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Origin LowAmerican, Spanish
MeaningA modern coinage in the Cataleya family — a name popularized by the film Colombiana and taken from the cattleya orchid — here restyled toward Leah. Routes uncertain, which we note.
U.S. rank (2024)#13771 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2013
Total births (all-time)≈ 103

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201320122024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cataleah is a recent American coinage in the Cataleya/Catalina family. Cataleya itself comes from the cattleya orchid, carried to wide attention by the 2011 film Colombiana; this spelling leans it toward Leah. The routes are uncertain, which we note. Lush and lyrical (said 'kat-uh-LEE-uh').

It appears only very recently and very rarely in U.S. data. Rare, invented, and flowery.

Did you know? The Cataleya sound comes from the cattleya, a showy tropical orchid named for a British horticulturist — and it reached American parents through a film; routes for Cataleah are uncertain, which we note (said 'kat-uh-LEE-uh').
Overall data confidence 30%
References — Cataleah — Cataleya family; cattleya orchid; routes uncertain

Variations

CataleyaCataleaKataleya

Nicknames

CataLeah

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cataleah mean?

Cataleah is a modern coinage in the Cataleya family — from the cattleya orchid — restyled toward Leah. Routes are uncertain, which we note.

How do you pronounce Cataleah?

It's said kat-uh-LEE-uh /ˌkæt.əˈliː.ə/ — four syllables, stress on the third.

Is Cataleah a boy or girl name?

Cataleah is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Cataleah?

Cataleah is very rare in the U.S.

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