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Kataleiya

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Pronounced kah-tah-LAY-uh /ˌkɑː.tɑːˈleɪ.ə/Medium

Meaning: A modern coinage in the Catalaya/Kataleya family, echoing the cattleya orchid and Catalina. As spelled it is a coinage; routes uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: A soft coinage: Kataleiya echoes the cattleya orchid and Catalina (said 'kah-tah-LAY-uh'). Routes are uncertain, which we note.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningA modern coinage in the Catalaya/Kataleya family, echoing the cattleya orchid and Catalina. As spelled it is a coinage; routes uncertain.
U.S. rank (2023)#16343 ↗ Rising
2023 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2013
Total births (all-time)≈ 16

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201320132023

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

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

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

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

Variations

KataleyaCataleyaKataleyah

Nicknames

KatLeiya

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kataleiya mean?

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

How do you pronounce Kataleiya?

It's said kah-tah-LAY-uh /ˌkɑː.tɑːˈleɪ.ə/ -- four syllables, stress on the third.

Is Kataleiya a boy or girl name?

Kataleiya is a girl's name.

How popular is Kataleiya?

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

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