Recorded 1986–2010 Girls' name Peak 2000 221 births

Katelen — girls' name

221 babies named Katelen in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s1012000s922010s6

The verdict

221 girls have been named Katelen since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

221
total births
1986–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Katelen was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

14 babies were named Katelen in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katelen

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Katelen between 1986 and 2010, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katelen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katelen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Katelen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Katelen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katelen 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 221 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.

Katelen at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

221

Since 1986

25 years of records

Peak year

2000

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1986

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2010

Katelen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1986

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2000)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
46810121416 201020062003200019971994199119871986 5

Katelen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
101 births that decade — 46% of Katelen's all-time total
1980s221990s1012000s922010s6

Katelen by state

Where Katelen concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Katelen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Katelen's total US births 2.3%

5 of 221 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katelen?
221 babies have been named Katelen since 1986. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2000 with 14 births.
When was Katelen most popular?
Katelen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Katelen most popular?
The top states for the name Katelen are California (5 births).
How long has the name Katelen been used?
Katelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 25 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Katelen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, 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, 1986–2010 (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.