Baby name

Katelyn

Girl

Origin of the name

Katelyn is a form of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1993, with 5,975 births and the No. 54 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 95% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1076. 39% of all babies named Katelyn since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

134,049births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 54rank at its peak, in 1993

Where babies named Katelyn are born

1993

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The darker the blue, the more common Katelyn is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Katelyn is most common in Vermont (1.9 times), New Hampshire (1.8) and Iowa (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Katelynn 30,680
Katlyn 18,433
Kaelyn 15,566
Katelin 8,917
Kathlyn 5,156
Catelyn 2,294

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