Katelyn

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly each of the two, traditionally linked to pure
Origin: Greek — Variant of Caitlin

Girl's name · #1077 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Katelyn reached its best rank, #52, in 2001 and ranked #1077 in 2025. Roughly 134,000 girls have been named Katelyn since 1970.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#273 in Ireland (2025) · #1,031 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,278 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,406 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,588 in Austria (2024) · #5,271 in France (2024) · #243 in N. Ireland (2019) · #378 in New Zealand (2018) · #680 in Scotland (2018) · #97 in Australia (QLD) (2007) · #89 in Australia (NSW) (2000) and 1 more.

Famous Katelyns

Katelyn Tarver — American actress and singer (born 1989)
Katelyn Nacon — American actress (born 1999)
Katelyn Ohashi — American gymnast (born 1997)
Katelyn Tuohy — American long-distance runner (born 2002)
Katelyn MacMullen — American actress (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

Katelyn — Can of Worms (TV series)

What Katelyns become

Among 97 notable people named Katelyn:

Sports figures appear 3.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Katelyn Ohashi, American gymnast (born 1997).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kaitlyn (#802), Caitlin (#2333), and Caitlyn (#2492), Katelyn would rank around #434 with about 710 births last year — the newborns split about 47/32/11/10 across Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Caitlin, and Caitlyn.

Similar names: Katelynn · Gabrielle · Katerina · Allyson · Madalyn · Kassandra

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