girl's name
Katlyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 19,602
Northern Ireland
#463
2007 births
Katlyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1995, when 1,260 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Katlyn 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 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1,922 |
| 1990s | 10,718 |
| 2000s | 5,077 |
| 2010s | 624 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Katlyn?
In 2025, Katlyn was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Katlyn 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.
Names that peaked alongside Katlyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Katlyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Katlyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Katlyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Katlyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Katlyn
How popular is the name Katlyn?
In 2025, Katlyn was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Katlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Katlyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Katlyn most popular?
Katlyn peaked in 1995, when 1,260 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Katlyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Katlyn currently ranks #8,513 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.