Girls' name · since 1985
Kaetlyn
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 536 babies named Kaetlyn, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 536
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
536 girls have been named Kaetlyn since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kaetlyn has 536 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2019.
- #11,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 536 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaetlyn ranks #11,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 536 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 536
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaetlyn's 536 recorded births place it above 84.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kaetlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaetlyn's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaetlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kaetlyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (246 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Kaetlyn's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kaetlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
246 births
- 2000s
2000s
217 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 246 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kaetlyn 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 Kaetlyn's total volume
Kaetlyn by state
Where Kaetlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaetlyn's data
- Kaetlyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (246 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaetlyns (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kaetlyn
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaetlyn
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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 Kaetlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1985–2019 (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 Kaetlyn 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.