Katelyn

Meaning: Possibly each of the two; popularly linked to pure
Origin: Variant of Caitlin · Greek; etymology debated (from Greek)

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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#282 in Ireland (2025) · #2,350 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,123 in Canada (2024).

Famous Katelyns

Katelyn Nacon — American actress
Katelyn Tarver — American actress and singer-songwriter
Katelyn Ohashi — Artistic gymnast
Katelyn Rowland — American soccer player
Katelyn Pippy — American actress

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 artistic 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 · Alexandria · Madalyn · Jocelyn

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