Cattaleya

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning pure; a modern respelling of Catherine.

Babies a year
62
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Cattaleya by the numbers

Cattaleya was given to 62 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Catherine

Like Cattaleya, 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.

  • Catalinapure; Spanish form of Catherine1,218 in the US (2017)
  • 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)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cattaleya. 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)
  • Cattleya140 in the US (2017)
  • Cathaleya8 in the US (2017)
  • Catalayapure; a modern respelling of Catalina or Catherine51 in the US (2017)
  • Catalenaa form of Catalina or Catherine, pure8 in the US (2017)
  • Cataleyah19 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Cattaleya

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

Other names that mean purity

Like Cattaleya, 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 Cattaleya

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