Recorded 1916–1954 Girls' name Peak 1945 29 births

Kathalyn — girls' name

29 babies named Kathalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51940s131950s11

The verdict

29 girls have been named Kathalyn since 1916, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1954.

29
total births
1916–1954
years on record
1940s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

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

1945
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kathalyn in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Kathalyn between 1916 and 1954, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathalyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kathalyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathalyn 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 29 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.

Kathalyn at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

29

Since 1916

39 years of records

Peak year

1945

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1916

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1954

Kathalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1916

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1945)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Kathalyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
13 births that decade — 45% of Kathalyn's all-time total
1910s51940s131950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathalyn?
29 babies have been named Kathalyn since 1916. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1945 with 7 births.
When was Kathalyn most popular?
Kathalyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Kathalyn been used?
Kathalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 39 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Kathalyn?
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.

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, 1916–1954 (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.