The baby name kataleya is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /kətəˈleɪə/,kuh-tuh-LAY-uh,kah-tah-LAY-ah.
The baby name kataleya is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /kətəˈleɪə/,kuh-tuh-LAY-uh,kah-tah-LAY-ah.
kataleya is in Origin.
Kataleya is a modern floral given name drawn from the orchid genus Cattleya, coined in 1824 by botanist John Lindley to honor English horticulturist William Cattley. Through Spanish and Latin American usage the form Cataleya spread, and the K-initial spelling Kataleya arose as a contemporary, phonetic variant in English- and Spanish-speaking communities. The name’s core meaning is “Cattleya orchid,” carrying symbolic associations of beauty, refinement, love, and resilience.
As a personal name it saw little use before the 21st century, then climbed rapidly after the 2011 film Colombiana spotlighted the heroine Cataleya Restrepo. Today it appears in baby-name charts in the United States and parts of Latin America and Europe. Common variants include Cataleya, Cattleya, Catalea/Cataleia, and Kataleia; short forms include Leya, Kata, and Kat. Pronunciations vary, typically kah-tah-LAY-ah in Spanish or KAT-uh-LAY-uh/kah-tuh-LAY-uh in English.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC | 0 | #120 | 2 | 2,502 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #208 | 10 | 4,575 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #250 | 9 | 3,650 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #332 | 7 | 5,948 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BO | 0 | #403 | 6 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #508 | 12 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #530 | 15 | 7,500 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #632 | 31 | 9,488 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #872 | 72 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #958 | 230 | 14,861 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,093 | 266 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,214 | 103 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 |
kataleya is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:
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