Katelynn
Respelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, which arrived through the French Cateline and ultimately from the Greek Aikaterine.
Katelynn in 2025
Katelynn was given to 63 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,820th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 52,624 babies born.
The history of Katelynn
Katelynn reached its highest point in 1998, when 1,457 babies were given the name, ranking 433rd that year.
Across the 47 years of records since 1979, 30,691 babies have been named Katelynn. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Katelynn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Katelynn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 15,939 |
| 1980s | 1,630 | 842 |
| 1990s | 11,311 | 433 |
| 2000s | 12,199 | 470 |
| 2010s | 5,013 | 634 |
| 2020s | 533 | 2,702 |
Where Katelynn is heading
Katelynn has fallen 86% over the past decade, from 441 babies in 2015 to 63 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1998 peak — Katelynn is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Katelynn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Katelynn.