Girls' name · since 1923
Cathlyn
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 361 babies named Cathlyn, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 361
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathlyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 361 recorded since 1923.
Cathlyn has 361 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2024.
- #14,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 361 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cathlyn ranks #14,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 361 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 361
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cathlyn's 361 recorded births place it above 80.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cathlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cathlyn's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cathlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2024
- Peak year (1953)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Cathlyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (105 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Cathlyn's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Cathlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
105 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 105 births (29% of all-time use).
Cathlyn by state
Where Cathlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 361 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cathlyn's data
- Cathlyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cathlyns (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cathlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1923–2024 (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 Cathlyn 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.