girl's name

Katelin

KAYT-lin (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 9,847

Katelin is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 444 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Katelin Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

4,106
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Katelin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 23
1980s 1,695
1990s 4,106
2000s 2,631
2010s 442
2020s (to 2025) 20

How Popular Is Katelin?

In 2023, Katelin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Katelin Is Used

Northern Ireland #359 3 in 2003
Ireland #793 4 in 2009
Scotland #800 3 in 2007
Canada #2,962 6 in 2014
England & Wales #6,785 3 in 2024
United States #15,746 5 in 2023

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 Katelin

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

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How to Say Katelin

  • English KAYT-lin

Sibling Names for Katelin

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Katelin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Katelin

How popular is the name Katelin?

In 2023, Katelin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Katelin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Katelin?

Katelin has 2 syllables.

When was Katelin most popular?

Katelin peaked in 1993, when 444 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.