UK girl's name
Kataleja
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Kataleja is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Kataleja popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5669, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 10 births.
This profile covers 29 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2013 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 29 living people in the UK are called Kataleja. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Kataleja ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 10 girls were registered as Kataleja.
- • About 29 living people in the UK are estimated to have Kataleja as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5669
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2017
10 births
Estimated living
29
2026
Popularity
Kataleja over time
The chart below shows babies named Kataleja registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2013 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Kataleja, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kataleja by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Kataleja was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5102 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #3606 | 22 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Kataleja
- Katie 53,185
- Keira 14,411
- Katherine 11,323
- Kayleigh 10,677
- Kate 10,276
- Kelsey 7,224
- Kiera 7,218
- Kayla 6,541
- Kirsty 6,384
- Khadija 5,948
- Kimberley 5,189
- Kaitlyn 5,137
FAQ
Kataleja: questions and answers
How popular is the name Kataleja in the UK right now?
In 2022, Kataleja was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Kataleja most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 10 babies registered as Kataleja in England and Wales.
How many people are called Kataleja in the UK?
A total of 29 babies have been registered as Kataleja across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.