Katelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYT-lin
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,076 for girls
Katelyn is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “associated with katharos, pure”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,076th for girls in the US (225 babies).
What does Katelyn mean?
Greek: spelling of Caitlin, influenced by Kate
“associated with katharos, pure”
An English respelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine, influenced by Kate.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Katelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Katelyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 225 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Katelyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Katelyn, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 315 girls.
Half of all the girls named Katelyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 124 girls in the UK were given Katelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #384, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Katelyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 46 | #862 |
| 2018 | 50 | #821 |
| 2017 | 58 | #754 |
| 2016 | 66 | #689 |
| 2015 | 79 | #598 |
| 2014 | 120 | #410 |
| 2013 | 126 | #392 |
| 2012 | 147 | #365 |
| 2011 | 188 | #292 |
| 2010 | 231 | #242 |
| 2009 | 228 | #240 |
| 2008 | 248 | #232 |
| 2007 | 248 | #230 |
| 2006 | 240 | #225 |
| 2005 | 297 | #190 |
| 2004 | 315 | #176 |
| 2003 | 271 | #198 |
| 2002 | 221 | #222 |
| 2001 | 207 | #221 |
| 2000 | 176 | #259 |
| 1999 | 123 | #306 |
| 1998 | 89 | #397 |
| 1997 | 55 | #543 |
| 1996 | 33 | #755 |
How popular is Katelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 225about 1 in 7,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 225 girls in the US were named Katelyn, making it the 1,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 676th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 5,975 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had fewer girls named Katelyn than any year since 1981.
Half of all the girls named Katelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 813 girls in the US were given Katelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #407, up from #1,076 for this spelling alone.
Katelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 225 | #1,076 |
| 2024 | 286 | #926 |
| 2023 | 315 | #850 |
| 2022 | 309 | #901 |
| 2021 | 376 | #761 |
| 2020 | 420 | #676 |
| 2019 | 576 | #531 |
| 2018 | 619 | #503 |
| 2017 | 768 | #413 |
| 2016 | 871 | #376 |
| 2015 | 1,385 | #239 |
| 2014 | 1,924 | #172 |
| 2013 | 2,149 | #143 |
| 2012 | 2,416 | #132 |
| 2011 | 2,842 | #106 |
| 2010 | 2,959 | #103 |
| 2009 | 3,571 | #90 |
| 2008 | 3,976 | #80 |
| 2007 | 4,259 | #75 |
| 2006 | 4,890 | #61 |
| 2005 | 4,928 | #59 |
| 2004 | 4,952 | #59 |
| 2003 | 5,054 | #58 |
| 2002 | 5,267 | #53 |
| 2001 | 5,441 | #52 |
| 2000 | 5,502 | #54 |
| 1999 | 5,309 | #55 |
| 1998 | 5,367 | #58 |
| 1997 | 5,156 | #63 |
| 1996 | 5,421 | #64 |
| 1995 | 5,573 | #59 |
| 1994 | 5,670 | #58 |
| 1993 | 5,975 | #54 |
| 1992 | 5,291 | #65 |
| 1991 | 4,560 | #75 |
| 1990 | 4,489 | #75 |
| 1989 | 4,036 | #76 |
| 1988 | 3,510 | #84 |
| 1987 | 2,219 | #127 |
| 1986 | 1,939 | #149 |
| 1985 | 1,419 | #191 |
| 1984 | 702 | #332 |
| 1983 | 424 | #471 |
| 1982 | 242 | #717 |
| 1981 | 152 | #964 |
| 1980 | 132 | #1,068 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,731 |
| 1978 | 42 | #2,191 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
Nicknames for Katelyn
Names like Katelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin Chloe Jasmine Zoe Keira Eden Molly Hannah Ffion Kiara Megan Kayla
Other spellings of Katelyn
Caitlin Kaitlyn Caitlyn Kaitlin Kaitlynn Caitlynn Kaytlyn Kaithlyn
Names related to Katelyn
Kathleen Katelin Katelynn Katalin Katlyn Katelan Katalyna Kathlyn
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Katelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katelyn, updated 20 October 2026.