Cataleya
Meaning
modern invented name inspired by the Cattleya orchid and the 2011 film character Cataleya
The story
Cataleya is one of the youngest names on this entire site, and our meaning records state its birth certificate plainly: an invented name inspired by the Cattleya orchid, Colombia's national flower, and the 2011 film character who took the flower as her name. The record has exactly two entries: about 5,400 in the 2010s, and already 6,500 so far this decade, past the full total with years to run. One figure is absolute: not one recorded boy, 12,000 girls to zero. It joins Wrenley in the born-yesterday register, names whose entire history is being written by the families choosing them now, and it carries something Wrenley does not: a flower with a country behind it, and a heroine who made the orchid a signature. The film faded from theaters years ago; the name is still opening.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cataleya peaked in the 2020s.
When you meet Cataleya
Most people given the name Cataleya in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cataleya deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cataleya truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cataleya fits with your family’s names and surname.
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