unisex name

Catlin

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,608

Catlin is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 67% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2011 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1988, when 119 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Catlin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

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Births named Catlin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 10
1980s 641
1990s 641
2000s 195
2010s (to 2011) 14

How popular is Catlin?

In 2011, Catlin was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Catlin is used

Canada #2,058 5 in 1997
England & Wales #5,040 3 in 2003
United States #13,844 7 in 2011

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Catlin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Catlin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Catlin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Catlin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Catlin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Catlin

How popular is the name Catlin?

In 2011, Catlin was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Catlin a girl's or a boy's name?

Catlin is used for both girls and boys. About 67% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Catlin?

Catlin has 2 syllables.

When was Catlin most popular?

Catlin peaked in 1988, when 119 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.