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Katalayah

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Pronounced kah-tah-LAH-yah /ˌkɑː.tɑːˈlɑː.jə/Medium

Meaning: A modern coinage in the Catalaya/Catalina family, echoing the cattleya orchid and the name Catalina ('pure,' by the Katherine route). As spelled it is a coinage; routes uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: A lush coinage: Katalayah echoes the cattleya orchid and Catalina (said 'kah-tah-LAH-yah'). Routes are uncertain, which we note.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningA modern coinage in the Catalaya/Catalina family, echoing the cattleya orchid and the name Catalina ('pure,' by the Katherine route). As spelled it is a coinage; routes uncertain.
U.S. rank (2023)#10713 ↗ Rising
2023 U.S. births9 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2012
Total births (all-time)≈ 32

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201220122023

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

Katalayah reads as a contemporary coinage in the Catalaya family, echoing the cattleya orchid and Catalina. As spelled it carries melody over a fixed meaning -- routes uncertain, which we note (said 'kah-tah-LAH-yah').

It appears only very rarely in recent U.S. data. Extremely rare, lush, and modern.

Did you know? Katalayah rides the Catalaya/Catalina sound -- brushing the cattleya orchid and 'pure' by the Catalina route -- as a modern coinage whose path is uncertain, which we note (said 'kah-tah-LAH-yah').
Overall data confidence 30%
References -- Katalayah — FLAG: coinage (Catalaya family), routes uncertain. audio_use_respelling true.

Variations

CatalayaKataleyaKatalaya

Nicknames

KatLaya

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Katalayah mean?

Katalayah is a modern coinage in the Catalaya/Catalina family, echoing the cattleya orchid. Routes uncertain, which we note.

How do you pronounce Katalayah?

It's said kah-tah-LAH-yah /ˌkɑː.tɑːˈlɑː.jə/ -- four syllables, stress on the third.

Is Katalayah a boy or girl name?

Katalayah is a girl's name.

How popular is Katalayah?

Katalayah is an extremely rare, newly emerging name in the U.S.

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