Catalaya

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a modern respelling of Catalina or Catherine.

Babies a year
51
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Catalaya by the numbers

Catalaya was given to 51 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 64 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Catherine

Like Catalaya, each of these traces back to Catherine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Karenpure; a form of Catherine559 in the US (2017)
  • Katarinapure; a form of Catherine141 in the US (2017)
  • Caterinapure; Italian form of Catherine56 in the US (2017)
  • Katyapure; a form of Catherine or Ekaterina54 in the US (2017)
  • Catepure; a form of Catherine38 in the US (2017)
  • Cathrynpure; a form of Catherine37 in the US (2017)
  • Cathypure; a form of Catherine31 in the US (2017)
  • Kittydiminutive of Katherine or Catherine23 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Catalaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cataleyapure; a modern respelling of Catalina or Cataleyah636 in the US (2017)
  • Catalya6 in the US (2017)
  • Catelaya6 in the US (2017)
  • Catalinapure; Spanish form of Catherine1,218 in the US (2017)
  • Cattaleyapure; a modern respelling of Catherine62 in the US (2017)
  • Catalynapure; a form of Catalina20 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Catalaya

Names that are said the same way as Catalaya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean purity

Like Catalaya, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Catalaya

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