Catlyn
Girl · KAT-lin · Greek
Catlyn is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure (by traditional association)”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Catlyn mean?
Greek: spelling of Katlyn, itself a spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine
“pure (by traditional association)”
A spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, influenced by the -lyn ending.
- Say it
- KAT-lin
Meaning borrowed from Katlyn.
Is Catlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Catlyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Catlyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Catlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Catlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 41 | #3,266 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
Nicknames for Catlyn
- Kat
- Katie 132 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Catlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Cassidy Devyn Teagan Brooklyn Ashlyn Brynn Keegan Regan Reagan Codi Rhiannon
Names related to Catlyn
Catalina Caitlin Caitlyn Katlyn Catalyna Caitlynn Cathleen Catelyn
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