Girls' name · since 1988
Catelynn
822 babies named Catelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
822 girls have been named Catelynn since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Catelynn recorded 822 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #8,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 822 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Catelynn ranks #8,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 822 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Catelynn's 822 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Catelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Catelynn splits its recorded history at 2005: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Catelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (2010)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Catelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (308 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Catelynn's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Catelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
308 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 308 births (37% of all-time use).
How Catelynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Catelynn's total volume
Catelynn by state
Where Catelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
44 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Catelynn's data
- Catelynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Catelynns (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Catelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Catelynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.