Cataleya vs Serena
Cataleya and Serenacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cataleya was ranked #608 and Serena #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cataleya was ranked #497 and Serena #305 among girls in England and Wales.
Cataleya and Serena over time
Cataleya and Serena appear together in 2 published lists, across 22 years of shared records. Serena held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cataleya in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cataleya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Serena 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, Serena #305 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2012–2024
Cataleya held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Serena in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cataleya #408 in 2023, Serena #305 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cataleya #497, Serena #305.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2014–2025
Cataleya held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Serena in 5.
Highest recorded here: Cataleya #430 in 2021, Serena #304 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cataleya #608, Serena #304.
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 | Serena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cataleya and Serena both have 3 syllables.
- 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 recorded2012–2024
Highest recorded position: #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Serena
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2022
Highest recorded position: #159 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2022).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls