Recorded 1997–2010 Girls' name Peak 1997 16 births

Kaetlynn — girls' name

16 babies named Kaetlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kaetlynn was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kaetlynn in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaetlynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Kaetlynn between 1997 and 2010, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaetlynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaetlynn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaetlynn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaetlynn 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 16 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.

Kaetlynn at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

16

Since 1997

14 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1997

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2010

Kaetlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1997

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 201020061997 6

Kaetlynn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 38% of Kaetlynn's all-time total
1990s62000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaetlynn?
16 babies have been named Kaetlynn since 1997. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Kaetlynn most popular?
Kaetlynn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kaetlynn been used?
Kaetlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 14 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Kaetlynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaelyn, Kaela, Kaelynn, Kaeli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2010 (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.