Fun Facts About the Name Cattaleya
- 964 babies named Cattaleya: U.S. records list 964 babies given the name Cattaleya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Cattaleya Mean?
Cattaleya is a variant spelling of Cattleya, a name taken from the orchid genus Cattleya. The genus name honors the English merchant and horticulturist William Cattley (1788 - 1835), so the given name comes from his surname rather than from an ancient word with a settled translation. The surname Cattley is English, but its own origin is not firmly established; it is usually treated as a habitational name or as one derived from an Old English personal name, and no single explanation is agreed on. For that reason Cattaleya has no confirmed literal meaning apart from its link to the orchid and to Cattley's surname.
Cattaleya Name History & Origins
The orchid genus Cattleya was named in 1824 by the English botanist John Lindley in honor of William Cattley, a London merchant and plant grower who was among the first in Britain to bring a tropical orchid of this group into flower. The genus gave the orchids their common name, and it is from that botanical name that the personal name and its spelling variants derive. Cattleya and spellings such as Cattaleya appear occasionally as given names in modern English-speaking use, most likely because of the flower, but the form with the added a reflects an ornamental respelling rather than a separate language source. No distinct older history is attached to the Cattaleya spelling itself.
How Popular is the Name Cattaleya?
Cattaleya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,380 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,479 | 145 | 0.0090% |
| 2024 | #1,380 | 163 | 0.0101% |
| 2023 | #1,878 | 106 | 0.0066% |
| 2022 | #3,080 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 2021 | #2,560 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 2020 | #3,027 | 53 | 0.0033% |
| 2019 | #2,823 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 2018 | #3,014 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 2017 | #2,717 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2016 | #4,648 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,318 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #3,498 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2013 | #3,414 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #3,478 | 46 | 0.0026% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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