Recorded 1987–2016 Girls' name Peak 1993 549 births

Katelyne — girls' name

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.

1980s321990s2752000s2002010s42
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Katelyne was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

40 babies were named Katelyne in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katelyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 549 babies named Katelyne between 1987 and 2016, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katelyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katelyne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Katelyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Katelyne in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katelyne 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 549 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.

Katelyne at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

549

Since 1987

30 years of records

Peak year

1993

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1987

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2016

Katelyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1987

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1993)
40
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 20162010200620021998199419901987 5

Katelyne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
275 births that decade — 50% of Katelyne's all-time total
1980s321990s2752000s2002010s42

Katelyne by state

Where Katelyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Katelyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.0%
#2 California
5 0.9%
#3 North Carolina
5 0.9%
Texas share of Katelyne's total US births 2.0%
Even split

11 of 549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katelyne?
549 babies have been named Katelyne since 1987. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1993 with 40 births.
When was Katelyne most popular?
Katelyne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Katelyne most popular?
The top states for the name Katelyne are Texas (11 births), California (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Katelyne been used?
Katelyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 30 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Katelyne?
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, 1987–2016 (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.