Girls' name · since 1987
Katelyne
549 babies named Katelyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katelyne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 549 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katelyne has been recorded 549 times among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 2016.
- #11,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 549 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katelyne ranks #11,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 549 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katelyne's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Katelyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katelyne's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katelyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2016
- Peak year (1993)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Katelyne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (275 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Katelyne's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Katelyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 275 births (50% of all-time use).
How Katelyne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Katelyne's total volume
Katelyne by state
Where Katelyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
11 of 549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Katelyne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Katelynes (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katelyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1987–2016 (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 Katelyne 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.