Katlyn
Girl · KAT-lin · Greek
Katlyn is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure (by traditional association)”. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Katlyn mean?
Greek: 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
Is Katlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Katlyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Katlyn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 33 girls.
Half of all the girls named Katlyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katlyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 25 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 26 | #997 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 33 | #800 |
| 2000 | 19 | #1,137 |
| 1999 | 26 | #923 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Katlyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Katlyn, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 1,260 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Katlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4,631 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,841 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,660 |
| 2012 | 83 | #2,265 |
| 2011 | 118 | #1,741 |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,536 |
| 2009 | 195 | #1,256 |
| 2008 | 217 | #1,180 |
| 2007 | 275 | #976 |
| 2006 | 348 | #788 |
| 2005 | 457 | #618 |
| 2004 | 515 | #553 |
| 2003 | 566 | #505 |
| 2002 | 694 | #418 |
| 2001 | 848 | #352 |
| 2000 | 962 | #330 |
| 1999 | 1,071 | #290 |
| 1998 | 1,183 | #262 |
| 1997 | 1,232 | #242 |
| 1996 | 1,186 | #236 |
| 1995 | 1,260 | #223 |
| 1994 | 1,132 | #243 |
| 1993 | 1,066 | #260 |
| 1992 | 945 | #296 |
| 1991 | 864 | #312 |
| 1990 | 779 | #343 |
| 1989 | 615 | #400 |
| 1988 | 505 | #447 |
| 1987 | 294 | #640 |
| 1986 | 201 | #829 |
| 1985 | 141 | #1,051 |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,565 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
Nicknames for Katlyn
- Kat
- Katie 132 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Katlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Caitlin Ffion Kiara Erin Eden Brooklyn Teagan Megan Caoimhe Cassidy Raegan
Names related to Katlyn
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