Recorded 1988–2011 Girls' name Peak 2001 163 births

Katelinn — girls' name

163 babies named Katelinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s662000s782010s6

The verdict

163 girls have been named Katelinn since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

163
total births
1988–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Katelinn was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

15 babies were named Katelinn in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katelinn

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Katelinn between 1988 and 2011, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katelinn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katelinn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Katelinn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katelinn 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 163 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.

Katelinn at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

163

Since 1988

24 years of records

Peak year

2001

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1988

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2011

Katelinn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1988

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
15
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Katelinn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
78 births that decade — 48% of Katelinn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katelinn?
163 babies have been named Katelinn since 1988. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 15 births.
When was Katelinn most popular?
Katelinn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Katelinn been used?
Katelinn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 24 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Katelinn?
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, 1988–2011 (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.