Cataleya vs Maira
Cataleya and Mairacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Cataleya was ranked #509 and Maira #526 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Cataleya was ranked #544 and Maira #700 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cataleya and Maira over time
Cataleya and Maira appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Maira held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cataleya in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cataleya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maira in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cataleya #408 in 2023, Maira #358 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2012–2025
Cataleya held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maira in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cataleya #408 in 2023, Maira #358 in 2024.
The order changed in 2025: Cataleya moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #497 and #358; by 2025 that had become #509 and #526.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cataleya #509, Maira #526.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cataleya | Maira |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #509 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #526 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cataleya has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maira.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cataleya
Popularity journey
First recorded2012
First recorded at #2717 among girls in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2025
Highest recorded position: #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maira
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #358 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #526 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls