How Many People Are Named Katalea?
An estimated 192 people in the United States have the first name Katalea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Katalea peaked in popularity in 2023 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katalea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Katalea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
192
About 1 in 1,785,179 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
22 births
Total Registered
193
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katalea
Katalea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 193 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katalea as a female name
Ranked #5,688 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (22 births)
Katalea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katalea span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 106 babies were registered. Katalea remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Katalea by Decade
How has Katalea 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.
Katalea by State
Katalea + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Katalea
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Katalea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katalea?
We estimate approximately 192 people named Katalea 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 1,785,179 Americans share this first name.
Is Katalea a common name?
Katalea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 193 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katalea most popular?
Katalea reached peak popularity in 2023, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katalea is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Katalea was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Katalea a female name?
Katalea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Katalea have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Katalea peaked in 2023, and the average living bearer is about 8 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Katalea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katalea Smith, Katalea Johnson, Katalea 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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