Recorded 1988–2023 Girls' name Peak 2010 822 births

Catelynn — girls' name

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.

1980s181990s1922000s2872010s3082020s17
2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Catelynn was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

70 babies were named Catelynn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 822 babies named Catelynn between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catelynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 308 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Catelynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Catelynn in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catelynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 822 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Catelynn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

822

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

2010

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Catelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
70
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 20232016201120062001199619911988 7

Catelynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
308 births that decade — 37% of Catelynn's all-time total
1980s181990s1922000s2872010s3082020s17

Catelynn by state

Where Catelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Catelynn
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%
Texas share of Catelynn's total US births 5.4%
Even split

44 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catelynn?
822 babies have been named Catelynn since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 70 births.
When was Catelynn most popular?
Catelynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 308 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Catelynn most popular?
The top states for the name Catelynn are Texas (44 births), California (22 births), Tennessee (8 births).
How long has the name Catelynn been used?
Catelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Catelynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.