Spelling comparison
Cataleya vs Kataleya
Side by side for 2025, Cataleya has the higher published total (1,314) and Kataleya has 674. Cataleya is 66.1% of the pair and Kataleya is 33.9%.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Cataleya profile · Kataleya profile
Cataleya versus Kataleya is a spelling comparison, not a comparison of two different names. Each figure belongs to one exact spelling. Cataleya and Kataleya use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Cataleya uses “C” where Kataleya uses “K”, before “ataleya”.
From 2011 through 2025, every year in which both spellings were published had the same leader on the combined count. There is no crossover in that overlap.
Cataleya is first published in these national files in 2011, and Kataleya in 2011. Cataleya’s larger 2025 category is female. Kataleya’s larger 2025 category is female. Cataleya led 2 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 714 records in 2024, and the closest year was 2018 (a gap of 370). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (1,988), Cataleya is 66.1% and Kataleya is 33.9%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016 belongs to Cataleya. Cataleya had 607 female records (rank #512); Kataleya had 207 female records (rank #1,202). The gap that year was 400 records. For 2017, compare the categories separately: Cataleya had 643 female records (rank #485); Kataleya had 227 female records (rank #1,113). Cataleya led 2017 by 416 published records (643 to 227), and the smaller spelling is Kataleya. Cataleya was the higher published spelling in 2018, with 652 female records (rank #483) against 282 female records (rank #943) for Kataleya. The 2019 national file shows Cataleya led 2019 by 451 published records (759 to 308). Read as exact spellings: Cataleya had 759 female records (rank #412); Kataleya had 308 female records (rank #871). 2020: Cataleya led 2020 by 454 published records (806 to 352). Cataleya and Kataleya stay separate rows; 806 and 352 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2021, Cataleya had 1,074 female records (rank #298); Kataleya had 428 female records (rank #680). Cataleya led 2021 by 646 published records (1,074 to 428). 2022 belongs to Cataleya. Cataleya had 947 female records (rank #341); Kataleya had 367 female records (rank #776). The gap that year was 580 records. For 2023, compare the categories separately: Cataleya had 1,064 female records (rank #292); Kataleya had 436 female records (rank #674). Cataleya led 2023 by 628 published records (1,064 to 436), and the smaller spelling is Kataleya. Cataleya was the higher published spelling in 2024, with 1,315 female records (rank #236) against 601 female records (rank #512) for Kataleya. The 2025 national file shows Cataleya led 2025 by 640 published records (1,314 to 674). Read as exact spellings: Cataleya had 1,314 female records (rank #238); Kataleya had 674 female records (rank #459).
| Year | Cataleya female count | Cataleya female rank | Cataleya male count | Cataleya male rank | Kataleya female count | Kataleya female rank | Kataleya male count | Kataleya male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 607 | 512 | — | — | 207 | 1,202 | — | — |
| 2017 | 643 | 485 | — | — | 227 | 1,113 | — | — |
| 2018 | 652 | 483 | — | — | 282 | 943 | — | — |
| 2019 | 759 | 412 | — | — | 308 | 871 | — | — |
| 2020 | 806 | 387 | — | — | 352 | 772 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,074 | 298 | — | — | 428 | 680 | — | — |
| 2022 | 947 | 341 | — | — | 367 | 776 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,064 | 292 | — | — | 436 | 674 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1,315 | 236 | — | — | 601 | 512 | — | — |
| 2025 | 1,314 | 238 | — | — | 674 | 459 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Cataleya is the warm line and Kataleya is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
Cataleya was the 2010s leader, 5,435 published records against 1,922 for Kataleya. The 2020s files give 6,520 published records to Cataleya and 2,858 to Kataleya, so Cataleya led the decade.
Top states in 2025
Cataleya’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (311), California (280), Florida (79), Arizona (62), New York (45). Kataleya’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (173), Texas (167), Florida (51), Arizona (33), North Carolina (20). Texas, California, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.