Girls' name · since 1988
Katalyn
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Katalyn, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katalyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katalyn has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2011.
- #32,491 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katalyn ranks #32,491 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katalyn's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katalyn's full recorded timeline at 1995, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2011
- Peak year (1996)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Katalyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Katalyn's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Katalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Katalyn's data
- Katalyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1988–2011 (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 Katalyn 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.