Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 Cataleya
/kah · tah · LEH · yah/
Meaning
“Orchid”
Variant spelling of Cattleya, a genus of orchid named after British horticulturist William Cattley; internationally recognized through the film Colombiana (2011) where the protagonist's name is Cataleya, after the Colombian national flower.
Nicknames
cata
Vibe
strongwarmelegant
How it ages.
Film-driven trend from 2011; beautiful but may feel dated as Colombiana fades from cultural memory.
The cultural moment.
Surged in the US and Colombia from 2012 following the film Colombiana; peak approximately 2012-2016.