girl's name
Katelynn
- Origin Irish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 33,017
Northern Ireland
#487
2013 births
Katelynn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Katelynn is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in 1998, when 1,457 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 52,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Katelynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,630 |
| 1990s | 11,311 |
| 2000s | 12,199 |
| 2010s | 5,013 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 533 |
How popular is Katelynn?
In 2025, Katelynn was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Katelynn is used
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.
How Katelynn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kate-Lynn | Kate-Lynn is Katelynn written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 234 |
Names that peaked alongside Katelynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Katelynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katelynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Katelynn in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Katelynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katelynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Katelynn
How popular is the name Katelynn?
In 2025, Katelynn was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Katelynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Katelynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Katelynn most popular?
Katelynn peaked in 1998, when 1,457 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Katelynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Katelynn currently ranks #2,544 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.