Recorded 1983–2020 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,343 births

Katelynne — girls' name

1,343 babies named Katelynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1011990s5982000s5052010s1332020s6
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Katelynne was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

77 babies were named Katelynne in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katelynne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,343 babies named Katelynne between 1983 and 2020, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katelynne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katelynne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 598 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Katelynne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Katelynne in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katelynne 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 1,343 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.

Katelynne at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,343

Since 1983

38 years of records

Peak year

1993

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1983

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2020

Katelynne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1983

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1993)
77
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Katelynne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
598 births that decade — 45% of Katelynne's all-time total
1980s1011990s5982000s5052010s1332020s6

Katelynne by state

Where Katelynne concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Katelynne
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%
California share of Katelynne's total US births 6.0%
Even split

81 of 1,343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Katelynne appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katelynne?
1,343 babies have been named Katelynne since 1983. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1993 with 77 births.
When was Katelynne most popular?
Katelynne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 598 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Katelynne most popular?
The top states for the name Katelynne are California (81 births), Texas (54 births), Florida (33 births).
How long has the name Katelynne been used?
Katelynne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 38 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Katelynne?
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, 1983–2020 (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.