How Many People Are Named Catalea?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Catalea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Catalea peaked in popularity in 2018 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Catalea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Catalea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2018
21 births
Total Registered
183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Catalea
Catalea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Catalea as a female name
Ranked #6,192 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (21 births)
Catalea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Catalea span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 104 babies were registered. While Catalea is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Catalea by Decade
How has Catalea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Catalea by State
Catalea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Catalea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Catalea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Catalea?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Catalea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Catalea a common name?
Catalea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Catalea most popular?
Catalea reached peak popularity in 2018, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Catalea is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Catalea a female name?
Catalea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Catalea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Catalea Smith, Catalea Johnson, Catalea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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