How Many People Are Named Catalina?
An estimated 27,916 people in the United States have the first name Catalina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Catalina peaked in popularity in 2024 with 2,216 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Catalina 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 Catalina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Catalina is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
27,916
About 1 in 12,278 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
2,216 births
Total Registered
30,549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Catalina
Catalina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 30,549 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Catalina as a male name
Ranked #6,612 in 1991
7 male births in 1991
Peak: 1991 (7 births)
Catalina as a female name
Ranked #128 in 2024
2,216 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (2,216 births)
Catalina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Catalina span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 9,441 babies were registered. Catalina remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Catalina by Decade
How has Catalina 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.
Catalina by State
Birth registrations for Catalina span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Dakota, Hawaii, New Hampshire. On average, about 648 Catalinas were registered per state.
Catalina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Catalina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Catalina
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Catalina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Catalina?
We estimate approximately 27,916 people named Catalina 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 12,278 Americans share this first name.
Is Catalina a common name?
Catalina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30,549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Catalina most popular?
Catalina reached peak popularity in 2024, when 2,216 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Catalina is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Catalina a female name?
Catalina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Catalina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Catalina Smith, Catalina Johnson, Catalina 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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