Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cattaleya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cattaleya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 966
- 0 boys · 966 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 165 babies
- 2025
- 145
- #1,479 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +107%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 145 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,479 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 107.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (31).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cattaleya’s family of names
In French usage, Cattaleya has a related form in CATTLEYA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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