Recorded 1989–2013 Girls' name Peak 1998 143 births

Catlynn — girls' name

143 babies named Catlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s752000s532010s10
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Catlynn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

15 babies were named Catlynn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catlynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Catlynn between 1989 and 2013, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catlynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catlynn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Catlynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catlynn 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 143 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.

Catlynn at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

143

Since 1989

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1989

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2013

Catlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1989

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Catlynn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 52% of Catlynn's all-time total
1980s51990s752000s532010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catlynn?
143 babies have been named Catlynn since 1989. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1998 with 15 births.
When was Catlynn most popular?
Catlynn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Catlynn been used?
Catlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 25 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Catlynn?
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, 1989–2013 (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.