Kataleyah Smith
There are approximately 2 people named Kataleyah Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kataleyah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Kataleyah
233
Alive today
Named Smith
2.7M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 233
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 7
Estimated bearers: 2.7M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #1
Per 100K: 792.79
Top ancestry: White (68.0%)
First name trend
Kataleyah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kataleyah. The peak year was 2024 with 31 births. The average person named Kataleyah today is 7 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Smith surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Smith, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Smith described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Smith at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.0% · 1,611,236
- Black or African American22.6% · 535,967
- Two or more races4.4% · 103,611
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 82,947
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 19,744
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 16,139
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Kataleyah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 233 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Smith appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.7928%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Kataleyah Smith. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Smith
FAQ
Kataleyah Smith: questions and answers
How many people are named Kataleyah Smith?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Kataleyah Smith. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (792.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Kataleyah Smith?
We classify Kataleyah Smith as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Kataleyah a male or female name?
Kataleyah is predominantly female. Out of 234 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Kataleyah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Kataleyah Smith?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.