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Kataliyah

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Pronounced kah-tah-LEE-yah /ˌkɑː.tɑːˈliː.jə/Medium

Meaning: A modern coinage in the Catalaya/Cataleya family with an -iyah ending, echoing the cattleya orchid and Catalina. As spelled it is a coinage; routes uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: A lyrical coinage: Kataliyah echoes the cattleya orchid and Catalina (said 'kah-tah-LEE-yah'). Routes are uncertain, which we note.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningA modern coinage in the Catalaya/Cataleya family with an -iyah ending, echoing the cattleya orchid and Catalina. As spelled it is a coinage; routes uncertain.
U.S. rank (2021)#10679 ↗ Rising
2021 U.S. births9 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2021
Total births (all-time)≈ 47

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202120122021

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

Kataliyah 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-LEE-yah').

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

Did you know? Kataliyah rides the Catalaya sound with an -iyah tail, brushing the cattleya orchid and Catalina as a modern coinage whose path is uncertain, which we note (said 'kah-tah-LEE-yah').
Overall data confidence 30%
References -- Kataliyah — FLAG: coinage (Catalaya family), routes uncertain. audio_use_respelling true.

Variations

CataliyaKataleyaKataliya

Nicknames

KatLiyah

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kataliyah mean?

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

How do you pronounce Kataliyah?

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

Is Kataliyah a boy or girl name?

Kataliyah is a girl's name.

How popular is Kataliyah?

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

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