Girls' name · since 1986
Katelen
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 221 babies named Katelen, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katelen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 221 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katelen has been recorded 221 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2010.
- #18,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 221 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katelen ranks #18,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katelen's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Katelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katelen's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2010
- Peak year (2000)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Katelen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (101 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Katelen's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Katelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 101 births (46% of all-time use).
Katelen by state
Where Katelen concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 221 births nationwide.
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What to do with Katelen's data
- Katelen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katelens (5 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Katelen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1986–2010 (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 Katelen 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.