How Many People Are Named Katelyn?
people named Katelyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,585 people in the US has this name
Based on 134,206 babies named Katelyn in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
β Uncommon
Peak Year
5,975 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of CAITLIN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Katelyn in English. Counting Katelyn and these spellings together, about 570,335 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Katelyn (99.9%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Katelyn alive today is about 25 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 32 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Katelyn first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1993, to 5,975 babies. In 2025, 225 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
π Rank History
Katelyn never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #52, in 2001, and it was in the top 100 for 22 years, 1988 to 2009. In 2025 it ranked #1,077.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,077 |
| Best rank | #52 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | 22 (1988 to 2009) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #62 in the 1990s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Katelyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Katelyn were born in California than in any other state: about 13,010 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Katelyn was given 2.1 times as often in Vermont, 1.9 times in North Dakota and 1.9 times in New Hampshire.
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