Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Catalina name popularity since 1925
32,274 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Catalina. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Catalina is about 10 years old in 2026. Catalina peaked in 2025 as the #111 name for girls, and it ranked #111 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,274
- Named Catalina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #111
- for girls in 2025 (2,456 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 32,267 girls · 7 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Catalina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Catalina births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Catalina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, Catalina became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 4,260 baby girls to 1 in 1,780.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Catalina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Catalina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Catalina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 452 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 616 | 0 | #939 |
| 1940s | 422 | 0 | #1,189 |
| 1950s | 538 | 0 | #1,541 |
| 1960s | 678 | 0 | #1,147 |
| 1970s | 1,001 | 0 | #1,055 |
| 1980s | 1,304 | 0 | #1,250 |
| 1990s | 2,236 | 7 | #945 |
| 2000s | 3,742 | 0 | #659 |
| 2010s | 9,369 | 0 | #325 |
| 2020–25 | 11,909 | 0 | #111 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
61.3% of babies named Catalina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Catalina is most popular
The index compares Catalina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Catalina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.03× | 7,150 |
| Arizona | 2.65× | 1,035 |
| California | 2.49× | 7,930 |
| Florida | 2.35× | 2,552 |
| New Mexico | 1.98× | 329 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Catalina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Catalina (this page) | 32,267 | 2025 |
| Katalina | 8,727 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Catalina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Catalina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Catalina (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data