Girls' name · since 1983
Katelynne
Katelynne has 1,343 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,343
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katelynne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,343 recorded since 1983.
Katelynne has 1,343 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2020.
- #6,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,343 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katelynne ranks #6,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,343 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,343
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katelynne's 1,343 recorded births place it above 91.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Katelynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katelynne's full recorded timeline at 2001, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katelynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2020
- Peak year (1993)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Katelynne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (598 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Katelynne's strongest decade.
598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Katelynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
598 births
- 2000s
2000s
505 births
- 2010s 133
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 598 births (45% of all-time use).
How Katelynne 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 Katelynne's total volume
Katelynne by state
Where Katelynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 81 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.7% |
81 of 1,343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Katelynne appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Katelynne's data
- Katelynne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (598 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katelynnes (81 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katelynne: 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 (~37 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, 1983–2020 (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 Katelynne 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.