Kathelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KATH-uh-lin
- Origin
- Irish
Kathelyn is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kathelyn come from?
Irish: variant of Kathleen or Katelyn, from Irish Caitlín (Catherine)
Is Kathelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kathelyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Kathelyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Kathelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kathelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Nicknames for Kathelyn
- Kath
- Kate 46 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kathelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Kennedy Cassidy Ashlyn Madison Brianna Mckenna Devyn Brooklyn Kiara Fallon Jordyn
Names related to Kathelyn
Katelyn Kathleen Katelynn Kaitlynn Katalyna Katlyn Kathalina
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kathelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kathelyn, updated 20 October 2026.