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Katelyn

Girl

Meaning of Katelyn: English: 'pure'

Katelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1044th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1044

225 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

134,206

First recorded 1970 · peak 1993

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 152 babies1982: 242 babies1983: 424 babies1984: 702 babies1985: 1,419 babies1986: 1,949 babies1987: 2,230 babies1988: 3,521 babies1989: 4,044 babies1990: 4,499 babies19901991: 4,560 babies1992: 5,303 babies1993: 5,975 babies1994: 5,678 babies1995: 5,579 babies1996: 5,421 babies1997: 5,162 babies1998: 5,367 babies1999: 5,319 babies2000: 5,509 babies20002001: 5,441 babies2002: 5,267 babies2003: 5,060 babies2004: 4,980 babies2005: 4,935 babies2006: 4,897 babies2007: 4,259 babies2008: 3,976 babies2009: 3,571 babies2010: 2,959 babies20102011: 2,847 babies2012: 2,416 babies2013: 2,154 babies2014: 1,924 babies2015: 1,385 babies2016: 871 babies2017: 768 babies2018: 619 babies2019: 576 babies2020: 420 babies20202021: 376 babies2022: 309 babies2023: 315 babies2024: 286 babies2025: 225 babies
US babies named Katelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,975.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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